Originally posted by Marcus Green:
You can't go too far wrong with Bates & Sierra or Mughall and Rasmussen.
(though I have a slight preference to M&R as they do describe me as a Guru in the intro)
Geez, Marcus... I once called you "nice" in a javaranch interview:
javaranch journal article EXCERPT:
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When I started learning Java in early 1997, it was so awful out there. You were lucky to find three books on Java at your local bookstore, and the only forums were the newsgroups like comp.lang.java. And they were BRUTAL. Just about *any* question you asked, you felt like you were asking a dumb question, and most of the responses were either harsh, flaming you for being so stupid, or just so cryptic that it didn't really help. Interestingly, the two people I remember most from those days, who were actually helpful and *nice*, are still around, and on javaranch! Bill Brogden and Marcus Greene.
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But Marcus, we *are* getting ready to update the book in a few months, so if there's something *better* than Guru you can think of... you know, we're not above that...
Seriously, any of the books mentioned in this
thread will see you safely through the exam. It's more a matter of choosing one that best suits your style and background and goals. Personally, I passed my first SCJP exam in 1998 using an early edition of the Roberts and Heller book, and it was great.
cheers,
Kathy