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Title: Good, but needs some updates
Review: I was handed the text to pickup teaching an existing Java class. The book does a good job helping a student get going early with objects and graphics, and has good setup instructions for the four Java IDEs suggested. It was impressed by the step-by-step instructions to "dumb-down" JBuilder5 (provided on CD) for use by students new to Java.Unfortunately, JBuilder5 is quite outdated, and the free version doesn't like the newer JDKs. But the main issue I have with the book is the use of AWT for graphics examples. Other books of even earlier vintages converted to Swing, but not this one.Hope there's an update soon!
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