question on K&R book!!

[Vishal Gupta]

Dear Mr. Khalid and Mr. Rolf. Its nice to have you here!!

I know this question (which I am going to ask) belongs to "Meaningless drive" forum but I believe it would definitely qualify to be here for promotion period...and hopefully would contribute to the discussion as well as a free book for me

Ok, I would like to know the theme / concept behind the cover page of the book - "three steel sphere on flat shiny surface".... and how is it related to SCJP? (if it is related)


Thanks

* I wanted to ask this question to Kathy and Bert too for SCJP guide - "the thinking man" , ok lets save it for next promotion of their book
** Guys, please don't wait for answer and start guessing

[Khalid A. Mughal]

When the 3-globe image was presented to us as a potential candidate for the cover, we just liked it!
I thought the international appeal of the SCJP is captured by the 3 globes depicting all the continents on planet Earth.
It was just a coincident that the globe in the foreground shows Europe with Norway smack in the middle.
This also increased the appeal, as we are situated in Norway. :-)
I cannot come up with any other zen reason for explaining the cover.
I wonder what our readers think about the cover.

PS. The shining surface on which the globes are resting can be interpreted as reflection in Java, but that is not on the SCJP exam.

[Vishal Gupta]

Thanks for explanation Khalid! it make sense, I like it

Best Regards