Which is best book for learning java for beginner?

[sandip chaudhari]

Hey frndss I am new in java.can anybody suggest me which is best book for me.

[Jaikiran Pai]

Sandip, welcome to CodeRanch!

Take a look at our book reviews for beginning Java and you can then decide which one suits you best.

[Neil Van Styn]

I find the "Beginning Java for dummies" books good at the moment. But they only go so far. I find the light hearted approach and moving at your own pace a good way to learn, albeit slowly.

[Campbell Ritchie]

I have a problem with that book in that it hardly scratches the surface of object‑oriented design, I am afraid.

[Neil Van Styn]

Well, you're not wrong. But it was a good starting point I thought. I've finished it now and barely know which direction to turn, so it might not have been the "best" in retrospect.

[Michael Gomez]

For beginner, here are some possible choices:

*Head first Java (2nd Ed) 2005 - good if you like lots of pictures, stories, and analogies, published 9 years ago but still good for basics...
*Thinking in Java (4th Edition, 2006) is rated highly on Amazon...
*Java For Dummies (2013) - Newer, but doesn't seem to cover as much Head First

[Campbell Ritchie]

I am not sure that Thinking in Java is a beginner's book. It is a long time since I read it however. I did think it good, then.

Anybody else got opinions about TiJ?

I am going to duplicate this discussion in the books forum.

[sandip chaudhari]

Thanxx for reply!!
I think Head First Java: Your Brain on Java - A Learner's Guide Paperback is perfect book for me.

[Scott Winterbourne]

Good choice in my opinion. I started with Head First and it gave me a solid foundation to build on.

Once you are most of the way or all the way through Head First, you might try some of the coding problems on codingbat.com. I find they are really good practice for things like String manipulation, and filtering and sorting collections.

The Java documentation will be a big help when doing the codingbat problems as you can look up String methods and other class methods that are already available to you in the java libraries.

[Uwe Pfeifer]

I got both, Heads first Java and Java 7 for Dummies. I'm also starting with Java. I hope these two books help me find my way into Java programming. ;D

[Abhay Agarwal]

Java book my Mala gupta is also one of the best book on Java for beginners

[peter dell]

I'd would also recommend:

- Head First Java

You can check out this list of the best java books
It has all the beginner and advanced books i would recommend

[Campbell Ritchie]

Welcome to the Ranch
I suspect OP might not still be waiting for any answer, however.

[peter dell]

I know, but since i have found this "old" thread when i was looking for some help i might think that other ppl will find this too

Thank you

[Charles D. Ward]

This could be a sticky thread or something. The exact same question gets asked almost every day.

[Raj Govindaraju]

I agree with Michael. I used Head First Java for SCJP certification, it was worth it.

Michael Gomez wrote:For beginner, here are some possible choices:

*Head first Java (2nd Ed) 2005 - good if you like lots of pictures, stories, and analogies, published 9 years ago but still good for basics...
*Thinking in Java (4th Edition, 2006) is rated highly on Amazon...
*Java For Dummies (2013) - Newer, but doesn't seem to cover as much Head First

[Al Hobbs]

I think this is the best one for beginners:
http://math.hws.edu/eck/index.html
It's free, too.

[Harry Kar]

From Polytechnic University in Brooklyn here's another one course
http://www.cafeaulait.org/course/