Comments from readers:
Much better than any other Java book I’ve seen. Make that “by an order of magnitude”... very complete,
with excellent right-to-the-point examples and intelligent, not dumbed-down, explanations ... In contrast to
many other Java books I found it to be unusually mature, consistent, intellectually honest, well-written and
precise. IMHO, an ideal book for studying Java. Anatoly Vorobey, Technion University, Haifa, Israel
One of the absolutely best programming tutorials I’ve seen for any language. Joakim Ziegler, FIX sysop
Thank you for your wonderful, wonderful book on Java. Dr. Gavin Pillay, Registrar, King Edward VIII
Hospital, South Africa
Thank you again for your awesome book. I was really floundering (being a non-C programmer), but your
book has brought me up to speed as fast as I could read it. It’s really cool to be able to understand the
underlying principles and concepts from the start, rather than having to try to build that conceptual model
through trial and error. Hopefully I will be able to attend your seminar in the not-too-distant future.
Randall R. Hawley, Automation Technician, Eli Lilly & Co.
The best computer book writing I have seen. Tom Holland
This is one of the best books I’ve read about a programming language… Chapter 16 on design patterns is
one of the most interesting things I’ve read in a long time. Ilan Finci, graduate student and teaching
assistant, Institute of Computer Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
The best book ever written on Java. Ravindra Pai, Oracle Corporation, SUNOS product line
This is the best book on Java that I have ever found! You have done a great job. Your depth is amazing. I
will be purchasing the book when it is published. I have been learning Java since October 96. I have read a
few books, and consider yours a “MUST READ.” These past few months we have been focused on a
product written entirely in Java. Your book has helped solidify topics I was shaky on and has expanded my
knowledge base. I have even used some of your explanations as information in interviewing contractors to
help our team. I have found how much Java knowledge they have by asking them about things I have
learned from reading your book (e.g. the difference between arrays and Vectors). Your book is great! Steve
Wilkinson, Senior Staff Specialist, MCI Telecommunications
Great book. Best book on Java I have seen so far. Jeff Sinclair, Software Engineer, Kestral Computing
Thank you for Thinking in Java. It’s time someone went beyond mere language description to a thoughtful,
penetrating analytic tutorial that doesn’t kowtow to The Manufacturers. I’ve read almost all the others–only
yours and Patrick Winston’s have found a place in my heart. I’m already recommending it to customers.
Thanks again. Richard Brooks, Java Consultant, Sun Professional Services, Dallas
Other books cover the WHAT of Java (describing the syntax and the libraries) or the HOW of Java
(practical programming examples). Thinking in Java is the only book I know that explains the WHY of
Java; why it was designed the way it was, why it works the way it does, why it sometimes doesn’t work,
why it’s better than C++, why it’s not. Although it also does a good job of teaching the what and how of the
language, Thinking in Java is definitely the thinking person’s choice in a Java book. Robert S. Stephenson
Thanks for writing a great book. The more I read it the better I like it. My students like it, too. Chuck
Iverson
I just want to commend you for your work on Thinking in Java. It is people like you that dignify the future
of the Internet and I just want to thank you for your effort. It is very much appreciated. Patrick Barrell,
Network Officer Mamco-QAF Mfg. Inc.
Most of the Java books out there are fine for a start, and most just have beginning stuff and a lot of the
same examples. Yours is by far the best advanced thinking book I’ve seen. Please publish it soon! ... I also