The Head First Books are not serious. Version 2 is quite old now, covering Java 1.5 and have yet to be updated. Same with Thinking in Java (2006). That's a much better book, but old now.
I would...
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Re: Good Java book for beginner?
The Head First Books are not serious. Version 2 is quite old now, covering Java 1.5 and have yet to be updated. Same with Thinking in Java (2006). That's a much better book, but old now.
I would...
Re: Good Java book for beginner?
Nearly all good text books have a chapter on Swing and GUIs in general. Some introduce it early, some later. I wouldn't get worked up about the GUI side until much later.
JavaFX is going to...
Re: Good Java book for beginner?
The 'Dummies' series are just too light to be of much help.
Rather go for a comprehensive text book as used in college/university.
Most will be good in one area and bad in another. They often...