Title: The only Java book to buy!
Product review: Horstmann has been in this business for 6 years. I read all the Java books that he wrote. A professor from Germany, knows all the details and pitfalls of Java, gives good contrast with C++ and makes it easy for anyone to start programming from ground zero. Yes, SDK 1.4 compiler rules!... I use his books for Developer training in 6 colleges and companies in the New York area since 1997. Most of the readers (my students) enjoy his books. The coverage of Applet is very poor. The next book, should have the SDK1.5 compiler or ?? version, with the Sun One Studio editor, and the source codes all installed on the CD-ROM. Comparing with Deitel... this book is more practical in the business world. If it has more examples in finance, fixed income, or derviatives, the book will be better.
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