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| The Java Programming Language, Second Edition | |
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| by Arnold, Gosling | |
| Official documentation for the Java language, written by people who created the language. Covers inner classes and other new language features. | |
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| The Java Language Specification | |
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| by Gosling, Joy, Steele | |
| This is the most definitive book about Java that there is. It comes straight from the creators of the language. I wish I owned this book! | |
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| The Java Virtual Machine Specification | |
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| by Lindholm, Yellin | |
| The definitive spec for the Java VM, for those who want to get down and dirty with Java. | |
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| The Java Developers Almanac, 1999 Edition | |
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| by Chan | |
| A Java quick reference, much like my Java in a Nutshell and Java Power Reference. The main difference is in the way the quick reference material is organized and presented. I like my books better, but some programmers will prefer this one. The term "Almanac" in the title is very apt: like almanacs and phonebooks, this book is printed on very thin paper in order to pack a lot of information into a small package. | |
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| The Java Tutorial: Object Oriented Programming for the Internet, Second Edition | |
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| by Campione, Walrath | |
| An official introduction to programming with Java. Well organized and presented. I learned a lot from an early online version of this tutorial. | |
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| Java Tutorial Continued: The Rest of the JDK | |
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| by Campione, Walrath, Huml, The Tutorial Team | |
| More official tutorial. Useful stuff. | |
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| The Java Class Libraries, Second Edition, Volume 1 | |
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| by Chan, Lee, Kramer | |
| The first volume of the official API reference manual. Huge, but definitive. | |
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| The Java Class Libraries, Second Edition, Volume 2 | |
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| by Chan, Lee, Kramer | |
| The second volume of the official API reference manual. Huge and definitive. | |
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| New! | The Java Class Libraries, Second Edition, Volume 1, 1.2 Supplement |
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| by Chan, Lee, Kramer | |
| An update to the official API reference manual for Java 2. | |
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| The Java FAQ | |
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| by Kanerva | |
| Frequently asked questions about Java, with authoritative answers from engineers at Sun. | |
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| JDBC Database Access with Java: A Tutorial and Annotated Reference | |
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| by Hamilton, Cattell, Fisher | |
| The official and definitive JDBC reference. Also includes tutorial content and examples. | |
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| Concurrent Programming in Java: Design Principles and Patterns | |
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| by Lea | |
| Describes the principles of multi-threaded programming, and shows how to implement them in Java. | |
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| The Java 3D Specification | |
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| by Sowizral, Rushforth, Deering | |
| For hard-core 3D programmers, this is the official spec for Java3D. | |
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