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I am looking for a book that will give me a good introduction to java programming I tried to get "effective java" today but it covers java 6 not java 7. please ranchers which book do you guys recommend me to read. I will be really glad if I have an honest answer here.
 
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Welcome to the Ranch

Effective Java is indeed a good book, but not really for beginners.

If you want to learn Java, the version shouldn't be important. Having said that, following books are great IMHO for beginners:
* Head First Java 2e by Kathy Sierra
* Thinking in Java 4e by Bruce Eckel

Both don't cover Java 7. Yet once you got the hang of it, learning the new Java 7 or even 8 features shouldn't be a problem.
 
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Thanks very much I'll adhere to your advice.
 
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