Only a ...For Dummies book could make the arcane and ballyhooed Java programming language something you can actually use, not just read about. Whether you're a veteran C programmer looking to expand your skill-set or a Web author eager to incorporate Java applets into your home page, Java For Dummies gives you the practical information you need. Author Aaron E. Walsh covers everything you need to know to add sound, animation, and interactivity to your Web pages by using Java, JavaScript, and other nonstandard HTML extensions. A bonus CD-ROM accompanying Java For Dummies is chock-full of applets, scripts, clip art, and Internet utilities, and includes a handy reference guide to commercial online services and Internet service providers that support Java-savvy and JavaScript-savvy browsers.
Customer Reviews:
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don't waste time or money on this book
I bought this book because I want to teach myself Jave - the book might be useful for a C++ programmer or someone who wants to do web pages but it has no useful information for a novice Java programmer. Don't buy this book.
Terrible Title!!!
Pathetic...this book should be called Java APPLETS for Dummies (P.S. no actual JAVA code involved)...come on...I might have considered giving this book a higher rating had the author come clean about the contents of this book.
NOT for those wishing to learn Java Programming!
I purchased this book while taking an Intro to Java class thinking it was a Java programming book; it is not. While I will probably find it useful if ever I decide to start building web pages using Java applets for fun, it is definitely not for anyone looking to learn or understand Java PROGRAMMING. From this purchase, I have definitely learned the hard way to read all of the REVIEWS prior to purchasing any books.
Also, using the "Search Inside" tool (when available) to view the table of contents and the copyright date are a MUST for purchasing any future books!! I have used this function for several books and have been able to make better, more informed choices based on that information. If you have not used the "Search Inside" tool, I highly recommend doing so on your next purchase.
deceiving
I bought this thing at the local Wal-mart one day hoping to learn some Java in my spare time. In the first day, I read through page 150 and was ready to call myself a dummy, as the book's title told me I was. I do have to say that, although the dummies series has taught me many things, it does have its setbacks. I have a shelf with 14 dummies books that don't teach me anything I want to or don't already know. You can probable find out by all the other reviews that you are truly a dummy if you buy this, but I just want to help clarify why.
1) It stated so many times how to use and what the "
this is not programming
i thought this was a programming book and i could learn commands etc and syntaxes etc of java language but this book has no commands or does not treat java as a language but as a tool and says you can use java in webpages without a single line of code!
i did not read the book though once surfing through the pages i came to know it is not a programmers book,not a java programming starters tool!
maybe i have to buy another book to learn programming!
(20 reviews)
don't waste time or money on this book 
this is not programming
