''Thinking in Java'' () is a book about the

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Bruce Eckel Bruce Eckel (born July 8, 1957) is a computer programmer, author and consultant. His best known works are ''Thinking in Java'' and ''Thinking in C++'', aimed at programmers wanting to learn the Java or C++ programming languages, particularly those ...

and first published in 1998.

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published the 4th edition of the work in 2006. The book represents a print version of Eckel’s “Hands-on Java” seminar. Bruce Eckel wrote “On Java8” as a sequel for Thinking in Java and it is available in Google Play as an ebook.

Publishing history

Eckel has made various versions of the book publicly available online.

Reception

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says: :"''The particularly cool thing about Thinking in Java is that even though a large amount of information is covered at a rapid pace, it is somehow all easily absorbed and understood. This is a testament to both Eckel’s obvious mastery of the subject and his skilled writing style.''" * ''

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'' praised the book in its review. * CodeSpot says: :"''Thinking in Java is a must-read book, especially if you want to do programming in Java programing language or learn Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).''"

Awards

''Thinking in Java'' has won multiple awards from professional journals: * ''1998 Java Developers Journal Editors Choice Award for Best Book'' Amazon - Thinking In Java
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for Best Book'' * ''2003 Java Developers Journal Readers Choice Award for Best Book'' * ''2007 Java Developer’s Journal Readers’ Choice Best Book''SYS-CON Media Announces the 2007 Java Developer's Journal Readers' Choice Awards
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External links

Official site

References

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