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Java Generics and Collections20 reviews
Maurice Naftalin, Philip Wadler

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

Excellent Book I wish i had it 10 yrs ago.

+ Very Thorough, Maybe Too Much So
+ Excellent coverage of generics
+ Excellent Book on Generics and Collections
  
  











  



  
Bundle of Algorithms in Java, Third Edition, Parts 1-5: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching, ...6 reviews
Robert Sedgewick

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003

More Practical for Programmers Than Cormen's

+ A treasure!
+ Excellent book

These text(s) do for the software engineer what Cormen's book does for the scientist. To be knowledgable with algorithms will greatly seperate you from a novice. Very good examples and using Java is very smart because most OO programmers can easily understand the language (C# is practically ...
  
  











  



  
Java Database Best Practices7 reviews
George Reese

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2003

A good source of advised best pracitce

+ A good choice

I have just seriously reading the chapters about EJB, JDBC, Servlet and JSP, I found that there are some tricks I have used but I have not stated the reason, this book provides some short and brief reasoning for each tips to clarify why I need to do and not to do. It is very handy to me, even I ...
  
  











  



  
Effective Java (2nd Edition) (Java Series)17 reviews
Joshua Bloch

Prentice Hall PTR, 2008

Taught this old dog new tricks

+ All Java programmers should read this book
+ Excellent book
+ The best general Java book I've read so far
+ A 'must' for any serious computer programmer's library
  
  











  



  
The Philosophical Programmer: Reflections on the Moth in the Machine11 reviews
Daniel Kohanski

St Martins Pr, 1998

Read this book

+ Helpful introduction for the novice
+ it is not computer, it is human behind computer
+ You need to understand a tool to use it effectively
+ great for novice programmers
  
  











  



  
UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language (3rd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Object ...104 reviews
Martin Fowler

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003

Excellent introduction to UML and the software design process.

+ Where do you want to architect without this book ?
+ The reference
+ Reference book for UMlL diagrams
+ Best value per page ratio of any UML book
  
  











  



  
Hacker's Delight14 reviews
Henry S. Warren

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2002

Absolute essential

+ Bit-banger's delight. More fun than a barrel of monkeys.
+ This is a fantastic book!
+ Fun, interesting and useful
+ A rich resource for low-level arithmetic tricks
  
  











  



  
Thinking Recursively with Java4 reviews
Eric S. Roberts

Wiley, 2005

can be elegant and concise

+ Superb
+ A good book on recursion implemented in Java

This little book is a minor classic. First published 20 years ago, it gave an extended explanation of recursion, which is a vital concept in computer science. Of course, Java did not exist back then, so that edition used Pascal for the example code. But Pascal has undergone a severe downturn. Hence ...
  
  











  



  
Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))31 reviews

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007

Interesting Code

This book is a mixed box of chocolates. Don't read it expecting a lot of useful ideas on how to improve your code: It's more of a book you read to widen your horizon a bit. Each chapter stands on its own and talks about a different project. Languages include C, Java, Perl, Python, Lisp and others. ...
  
  











  



  
Core Java, Vol. 2: Advanced Features, 8th Edition4 reviews
Cay S. Horstmann, Gary Cornell

Prentice Hall PTR, 2008

The high quality I've come to expect from the Core Java series

+ Best Java book out there
+ Outstanding programming resource, and a massive one.

Updated for Java 6, "Core Java Advanced Features" does not disappoint. This is for those of you who have finished volume 1, either this 8th edition or the 7th edition. Quite frankly, I think in the case of Volume 1 you can skate by with the older 7th edition. However, in the case of the eighth ...
  
  











  



  
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)249 reviews
Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, ...

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1994

THE design patterns book

+ If you are a programmer, this is a must read
+ A bit old school, but an excellent starting point...
+ The One book you absolutely must read if you develop with object oriented languages.
  
  











  



  
Data Crunching: Solve Everyday Problems Using Java, Python, and more.12 reviews
Greg Wilson

Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2005

Short, Informative, Useful and Clear

+ good data-handling cookbook for a beginner
+ An overview of parsing and mining data with python.
+ A clever guide to extracting the data you need
+ It's about using the right tool for the right job
  
  











  



  
Art of Computer Programming, The, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set (2nd Edition) (The Art of Computer Programming Series)50 reviews
Donald E. Knuth

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1998

Great boxed set

+ Computer Science
+ Bhagawath Gita,Bible,Kuran and Art Of Programming.
+ Somewhat disappointed by sloppy folding
+ A fundamental book for the randomness.
  
  











  



  
Introduction to Algorithms and Java167 reviews
Thomas H Cormen, Charles E Leiserson, ...

McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 2003

The best textbook on algorithms, but it is not a programming book.

+ good condition
+ This version has NO CD
+ excellent resource
  
  











  



  
The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems (ACM Press)54 reviews
Jef Raskin

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2000

"Outside the box" and brilliantly so

+ Outdated, but interesting.
+ Excellent book on HCI
+ Amazing
  
  











  



  
Java Number Cruncher: The Java Programmer's Guide to Numerical Computing (Prentice Hall PTR Oracle Series)10 reviews
Ronald Mak

Prentice Hall PTR, 2002

if (java != eCommerce) { ...

+ Great coverage of numerical computing in Java
+ Nice Book
+ Excellent coverage of many aspects in numerical computing
+ Educational, interesting, and fun
  
  











  



  
Java(TM) Puzzlers: Traps, Pitfalls, and Corner Cases27 reviews
Joshua Bloch, Neal Gafter

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005

Great Book!

+ one of my best for Java
+ Interesting and funny
+ Was so much Fun
  
  











  



  
Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition)29 reviews
Ronald L. Graham, Donald E. Knuth, ...

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1994

Great book... some reviewers simply don't get it.

+ Long Live Concrete Mathematics!
+ A difficult but worthwhile mathematics text
+ Concrete Math is fun
  
  











  



  
Core Java(TM), Volume I--Fundamentals (8th Edition) (Sun Core Series)12 reviews
Cay S. Horstmann, Gary Cornell

Prentice Hall PTR, 2007

Even for the most experienced Java programmers

+ Great Reference Guide
+ Review of Core Java Volume 1
+ The title says it all
  
  











  



  
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)127 reviews
Frederick P. Brooks

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1995

Software Development

+ Excellent & Highly Recommended Book
+ Required Reading For Anyone Serious About Software Development
+ seminal classic
+ A insightful book about software project development
  
  











  






   



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