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Title: Lack of motivating examples
Review: The title of this book is misnamed. It should be called "Growing Old With Java." I believe the first programming example where you might input your own data is somewhere near page 370. This is fine if yu're interest is piqued by the intricacies of function scope, data allocation, and polymorphism-- but what of programming? What of INTEREST? JAVA FOR THE WOULD-BE EXPERT: DYING OF OLD AGE BEFORE ANYTHING PRACTICAL IS SAID. By Ivor Horton. This book makes an excellent doorstop or instrument to break a window in case of a fire.
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