Java Books!
Hi,
Well simple question on Java Books! How many books of Java do you read every year? and do you really read it from cover to cover? Also when do you find time to read these books!? and do you really remeber all that there is in them?
I know this is not related with Java Programming directly, but indirectly it is. We learn from the books we read! and I just realized that I have started more then 10 books in these last two years without finishing any one of them!! So basically I am just checking if it is just me or the world :)
Regards,
Sim085
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sim085a] at [2007-11-27 5:59:05]
Beginners usually read more than those who have been working for a while. I probably read a few books each year, but some of them aren't Java specific (e.g. books related to OOA, project management etc).
I read some from cover to cover (if it's new to me) but most books contains things that you already are familiar with, and there's no need to read that again.
kajbja at 2007-7-12 16:35:05 >
> I read some from cover to cover (if it's new to me)
> but most books contains things that you already are
> familiar with, and there's no need to read that again.
And when you program, do you usually remeber all that you have read by heart, or you still go back to your sources (books and web pages) to make sure it is right!
I know you are a very experianced programmer (or guess a technical architect by now :), However do you believe that a good programmer should remeber all these patterns by heart and syntax by heart!
Regards,
Sim085
> > I read some from cover to cover (if it's new to
> me)
> > but most books contains things that you already
> are
> > familiar with, and there's no need to read that
> again.
>
> And when you program, do you usually remeber all that
> you have read by heart, or you still go back to your
> sources (books and web pages) to make sure it is
> right!
i mostly remember everything; sometimes i go to web pages to be reminded [msdn, java api].
> I know you are a very experianced programmer (or
> guess a technical architect by now :), However do you
> believe that a good programmer should remeber all
> these patterns by heart and syntax by heart!
remember most of the stuff; have references for some things.
> Beginners usually read more than those who have been
> working for a while. I probably read a few books each
> year, but some of them aren't Java specific (e.g.
> books related to OOA, project management etc).
>
Depends on what you mean by "read". I buy and use a lot of books (1-2 per month on average) but most don't get read cover to cover.
Rather they're browsed bits and pieces at a time to get at information when and as needed.
A beginner would probably go through less books in total but spend more time per book going through them thoroughly.
Even books that turn out to be useless for their content have their use (especially if they're nice and thick) to prop up desks and as monitor stands.
