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Book Review: Java Programmer's Reference

Author: Grant Palmer

Publisher: WROX

Date: 2000

Pages: 1,227

ISBN: 1861004222

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Reviewed by Casey Kochmer

This book is useful for people who:

Want an easy desktop reference listing the majority of Java 1.3 classes and functions.

This book is NOT a good match for people who:

Want a book to teach them Java.
Need in-depth explanations of Java classes or functions.
Only want a Servlet or JSP reference.

Would I buy it? Yes.

Would I recommend it to others? Absolutely.

Why would I buy it?

Java is a massive language and having a quick reference is very handy when programming. While I heavily use the online Java documentation, many times it is quicker and easier just to pick up a book and find the function name you need. This programming reference fills that need very nicely. It is also simple to navigate and has enough of the basic information I need to keep me programming at a smooth rate. The one disadvantage for me is that this book does not list the JSP or Servlet classes. This isn't a major disadvantage since I use other JSP references. Sometimes I wished the book went into some extra detail for a function over which I might be puzzling, but, at over 1,200 pages of class references, it isn't supposed to be in-depth, but rather a quick reference. One very nice feature of the book is that an extensive supply of simple programming examples are intermixed with the text to help explain the use of many of the listed functions.

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