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Title: Truly a book for beginners
Review: If you're new to programming then this book is probably for you. It takes you from the ground up in the world of Java programming. Java is difficult, but Smiley does a nice job breaking things down. His class room style writing technique is entertaining and raises a lot of good questions. He has some excellent analogies and uses some good examples with illustrations. I use this book in conjunction with Intro to Java by Liang (which is used in my Java class at school), and find that when I'm confused with Java it's Smiley's book that helps me wade through it. Highly recommended for new programmers as well as those crossing over from other languages.
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