Reviews for Java: The Complete Reference, Seventh Edition (Osborne Complete Reference Series)

1. Ideal for Java begginers as a reference

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, December 12th, 2009

   Another very good book by Herb Schildt, a comprehensive guide to Javas begginer topics such as collections, multi threading, I/O and Networking.
   
   Does not cover any Enterprise/Advanced concepts such as RMI or Security packages.
   
   I would highly recommend this for anybody learning Java as i was, its is to this day still a great reference book and covers all the basic concepts required for the JSCP exam

2. ok-ish

   Rated 3 out of 5 stars, November 12th, 2009

   i just started uni in sept and i bought this book to help with my java course its ok n some bits help but it dosent explain to much and is slightly more advanced than i hoped still keeping it as a ref book but aint much help atm but as i get to grips with the subject it will make more sense. btw i havent read it properly i didn buy it for that i wanted a quick refernce book but this is a lil to indepth for that use.

3. Probably as good a one-size-fits everyone Java book as it's possible to write

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, November 12st, 2009

   This is a very good introduction to the Java language, although in some places experienced-programmer readers will find the pace a bit slow. I think "Complete" is an over-ambitious title; there are parts of the Java standard libraries that are glossed over. Obviously it would be impossible to cover absolutely everything in one book, but I felt some of the more advanced material was pushed out by the need to cater for beginners. Having said that, it's very hard to write a one-size-fits-everyone programming book, and this is probably one of the best in that category, so full credit to Schmidt for that. But personally, I would have preferred him to have split it into two books: one for beginner-programmers, and one for those experienced in other languages, but new to Java. He could then have catered better for both audiences.

4. A must

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, May 12th, 2009

   Absolute must if you are going to be serious about JAVA... All you ever need in one book.