Java Networking and Awt Api Superbible: The Comprehensive Reference for the Java Programming Language

Hence, it's a confusing reference book, and a so-so network-programming learning tool. It's no where near it's subtitle claim of a "Reference" nor a "Superbible".


An opportunity missed   January 22, 1997
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I had had high hopes for this book, the companion to the Java Language API Superbible; but as high the expectations, as great the dissappointment. This book advertises itself as "the Comprehensive Reference for the Java Programming Language". That may be so, but a reference book is only as good as it's index, and for a 900+ page book, a 17 page index is simply not acceptable. The index is sparse and minimal, and does not even contain the class methods, except under the class items. This means you have to first look up which class a method belongs to - which you cannot do with this book. The sparce index, compounded with a confused ordering of the information in the book, makes it very hard for the readers to find what they are looking for. The contents themselves are very detailed and contain many examples - but what good is detailed information if you can't find it? If you need a good reference book, try elsewhere


just what i was looking for!   December 8, 1996
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is just the book for people wanting to learn networkprogramming in java. In just about two weeks I was able towrite cutting edge java applications/applets. This book is a must for anyone who is seriously into java or network programming. Lucidly written, its a pleasure to read. There are lot of good examples to aid ones understanding of the subject. Again, this book is a must!