Teach Yourself Visual J++ 6 in 21 Days

As a C++/Visual Basic Programmer, I found this book very handy.If you do not already understand the fundamentals of OOP (Object Oriented Programming) then you will struggle a little as it does not thoroughly cover:- Concept of Classes/Objects.- Constructors.- Members.However, if you already understand these concepts (such as I did), then you will fly through this book with little or no trouble.This book takes you from beginner to an intermediate level whilst covering the following topics:- Applet & Application development.- Use of Dialogs & Standard Controls.- Graphics & Image Processing.- Multi-threading & Animation.- Exception handling.- I/O Streams.All examples are easily understood and fairly well explained.Just don't expect to become a professional programmer from reading this book. You will however be able to move onto a more advance book.

This book is worthwhile both as a Java and a Visual programming tutorial! But, as the author says, it should be used in conjuction with a more expansive Java tutorial for those with little experience of programming.

As with many of the other Teach Yourself books, this one walks you through the steps it takes to create applets and applications with Visual J++. I tinkered with Java, but this book made sense of it all by tying everything together.

I'm not sure what the other reviewer was looking for, but for a beginner-level book (which is the purpose of 21-day books), I thought this book was fantastic! I had zero experience using Visual J++ and within a couple of days got up to speed and was writing applets. What more can one ask for? As far as I'm concerned I got exactly what I wanted: a book that got me up and running without a lot of fluff. Now when I'm a little more comfortable with the basics that this book presents, I'll move on to a more advanced book. Like I said. Exactly what I would expect from a 21-day book.