Re: Are Apple's Java docs any good?
Re: Are Apple's Java docs any good?
- Subject: Re: Are Apple's Java docs any good?
- From: Colin Clark <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:04:13 -0400
Hi Janine,
If you just need a quick primer on the Java language, Apple's Java for
WebObjects book might be sufficient. I'm not totally convinced it's
adequate for a lot of users. My sense was that it was designed to help
give Objective-C programmers a bootstrap on the Java language.
WebObjects makes heavy use of a number of object-oriented design
patterns that take some time to get your head around if you don't come
from a Smalltalk/Obj-C/Java background. As a result, I often recommend
that new Java programmers start with Jacquie Barker's "Beginning Java
Objects" book, which provides a firm overview of OO design, not just
Java language syntax. If you're coming from a C++ background, some of
this material will be very familiar, but it might provide a good
refresher nonetheless.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1861004176/002-0248582-
4252859?v=glance
Colin
On Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at 03:35 PM, email@hidden wrote:
Would I be better off reading Apple's various Java docs, starting with
Java for WebObjects Developers, or a more generic Java tutorial like
the one from Sun? I imagine the latter would be better and more
up-to-date, but that the former would be more helpful in learning the
WO Way. Thoughts?
thanks,
janine
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