Java Books for Beginners
When you are starting out to learn Java or even learn how to program, it is important to have a book that is clearly aimed at the beginner level, doesn’t go too much into detail and explains fundamental concepts step by step. There are many many books on the subject and you may find yourself asking what are the best books for beginners? Whether you are learning java as part of a course of study or trying to teach yourself getting a good grasp of the basics is important. The following books are easy to read and will help you form a good knowledge of Java.
Probably the best java book for beginners we found is Java Programming: From The Beginning. This book assumes very little prior knowledge and begins by explaining a number of fundamental concepts about computers in general such as the basics of computer hardware and software and Graphical User Interfaces vs. text-based Interfaces before delving into the Java language. As a last note, be aware that this book is written in 2000. Although it is introduction to Java you will need a second book to explore modern language features and recent APIs once you are more familiar with the basics.
As noted before, once you have grasped the basics, you should dive deeper and explore what Java has to offer. The best book to do that is Effective Java. Even the inventor of Java, James Gosling, recommends this book. With the 2nd Edition of this book, the author now covers features that have been introduced in Java SE 5 and 6. Furthermore he is showing you how to make the most of features ranging from generics to enums, annotations to autoboxing. So it doesn’t matter if you are just starting to learn and want to see what more is out there or if you are already an experienced java programmer, you need this book!
Together these two books combine well to give people learning Java a good grounding in the language and a number of good techniques while programming.
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