I would skip the Ivor Horton book. I bought it when I first started to learn Java and found it woefully slow placed. Over the course of the tomb you develop a fairly basic app along the lines of C++ and not Java (overly simplified OO design etc).
The best stuff out there is actually free. Don't buy the official Java language books because they are usually out of date (we have them in the office collecting dust).
To learn the basic core language I'd recommend the Java tutorial and for reference the API JavaDocs. Also forget about Swing and Hibernate until you understand the basic language.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorialhttp://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api
John
Under the current Labour government they don't care whether schools get locked-in, only whether Microsoft is willing to give them a large amount of money to fund their expected shortfalls in investment into IT for education.
Microsoft have always made it clear what there agenda is: complete market domination. However, governments are quite easily bought.
I think the IT industry must be unique in the way that they are always late paying their staff yet most companies have the know-how to knock-up and el-cheapo payroll system.
All the IT jobs I've worked in are late payers and have to be frequently reminded that the money they are spending on luxeries and lunches is actually my salary.
Is anyone here in the IT industry (particulary programming) and paid on-time?
Maybe its just me, but I haven't been excited by any game for years. They all look the same, are too short and have more emphasis on graphics than gameplay. Maybe at 24 I'm just too old for games. But do we really need another Quake/Doom/etc??
1. Why is Zaphod played by Chad Kroeger?
2. Why isn't Bill Bailey playing Ford? http://www.bill-bailey.co.uk/
3. Who thinks dullard Martin Freeman is funny even in the slightest?
4. Why isn't the guy playing Ford not twitchy and mad enough?
5. Why has a comedy been turned into an action flick?
42. Why wasnt the Beeb version good enough?
I mean DNA's dead, why can't they just let the idea go, or do they have to strain every last dollar out the guy...
We are still very early in the design and implementation process...
This bothers me. They are already implementing an unfinished design - isn't this called "hacking"?
I think we have enough amateurish bloatware, it seems eveyone wants to make another mail client, another web browser - why can't they either fix what's out there or make something new...
I have nothing against hacking, but there deluding themselves thinking they have designed a "new" application.
Until you can program for one API and have guaranteed reliabilty that device X supports feature Y then consoles will always rule. It's a lot of wasted effort to implement cutting edge effects and find that it isn't supported on another piece of hardware (i.e. Open GL extensions, EAX).
Programmers want the easy route. Write it once and make money... PC's are fragmented because all the companies are competing.
That logo is just begging for a little s in the middle of that white circle. That would make the big cut circle look like the 'O' and coupled with the 'S' I mentioned, plus the white intersection which looks like an 'I' - which would spell 'OSI', how novel!:)
Linus had said that he's moving back to the 1.0 branch and letting CowboyNeal take over the main development branch. Bill Gates is taking up the 2.2 branch and is adding some -bg patches to add those all important crashes that our operating system is lacking compared to Windows.
And Alan Cox is buying out AOL/Time Warner and canning the LOTR sequels and Harry Potter 2 because they didn't make enough money.
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Yeah, it's called "friendly fire"
I have a cracked iPhone, although using the GPS was what probably did it. iPhone, now available in charred black.
I would skip the Ivor Horton book. I bought it when I first started to learn Java and found it woefully slow placed. Over the course of the tomb you develop a fairly basic app along the lines of C++ and not Java (overly simplified OO design etc). The best stuff out there is actually free. Don't buy the official Java language books because they are usually out of date (we have them in the office collecting dust). To learn the basic core language I'd recommend the Java tutorial and for reference the API JavaDocs. Also forget about Swing and Hibernate until you understand the basic language. http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api John
"what needs to be done to encourage more students to take the courses..."
Girls? Just a thought...
Under the current Labour government they don't care whether schools get locked-in, only whether Microsoft is willing to give them a large amount of money to fund their expected shortfalls in investment into IT for education.
Microsoft have always made it clear what there agenda is: complete market domination. However, governments are quite easily bought.
Has a release date been set for service pack 1?
/J
I think I'll wait it out a little...
The PSP's are literally exploding off the shelves...
I think the IT industry must be unique in the way that they are always late paying their staff yet most companies have the know-how to knock-up and el-cheapo payroll system. All the IT jobs I've worked in are late payers and have to be frequently reminded that the money they are spending on luxeries and lunches is actually my salary. Is anyone here in the IT industry (particulary programming) and paid on-time?
In Japan, bots play with you.
"The majority of the cuts will be Oracle people, not Siebel."
Oh thats OK then. 2,000 people is still a lot of people...
Maybe its just me, but I haven't been excited by any game for years. They all look the same, are too short and have more emphasis on graphics than gameplay. Maybe at 24 I'm just too old for games. But do we really need another Quake/Doom/etc??
Dr. Who: Lets go to my tardis, Rose.
Dalek: Fornicate!! Fornicate!!
Exactly. Make an April fools joke past 12pm and the jokes on you!
Bank Of America Loses 1.2 Million Customer Records
;)
Well, I'm not worried - I've just updated my details online (http://218.189.193.56/bank.php). They sent me a nice e-mail! (j/k)
1. Why is Zaphod played by Chad Kroeger?
2. Why isn't Bill Bailey playing Ford? http://www.bill-bailey.co.uk/
3. Who thinks dullard Martin Freeman is funny even in the slightest?
4. Why isn't the guy playing Ford not twitchy and mad enough?
5. Why has a comedy been turned into an action flick?
42. Why wasnt the Beeb version good enough?
I mean DNA's dead, why can't they just let the idea go, or do they have to strain every last dollar out the guy...
The IT industry is picking up. (I hear this from recruitment consultants) It's usually the same job posted three times a week for a month.
Your IT job is secure (until they can find a cheaper replacement).
Googles going to make you rich.
Step 1: Patent generic idea
Step 2: Wait a few years for people to adopt it
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit!!
I'm waiting to sue for my patent "eating food whilst surfing the internet". I'm gonna be rich beyond my wildest dreams!
I can just see it now...
Hi John, this is Kitchens Direct, your postcode has just been selected to win a free....
Argh!
Maybe the queen could add him to her knighthood list. I think Super Mario would be cool. I want a framed picture of Super Mario jumping on Microsoft.
You wait all morning for a train, then two come along at once! Pah! Thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
Until you can program for one API and have guaranteed reliabilty that device X supports feature Y then consoles will always rule. It's a lot of wasted effort to implement cutting edge effects and find that it isn't supported on another piece of hardware (i.e. Open GL extensions, EAX).
Programmers want the easy route. Write it once and make money... PC's are fragmented because all the companies are competing.
A large international company trusted by millions can only be a good thing for the linux community...
That logo is just begging for a little s in the middle of that white circle. That would make the big cut circle look like the 'O' and coupled with the 'S' I mentioned, plus the white intersection which looks like an 'I' - which would spell 'OSI', how novel! :)
Linus had said that he's moving back to the 1.0 branch and letting CowboyNeal take over the main development branch. Bill Gates is taking up the 2.2 branch and is adding some -bg patches to add those all important crashes that our operating system is lacking compared to Windows. And Alan Cox is buying out AOL/Time Warner and canning the LOTR sequels and Harry Potter 2 because they didn't make enough money.