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On 30 Jul 1999 23:10:19 GMT, "William Barker"
<Heatherdale@fsbdial.co.uk> wrote:

>what do you mean by this ?

Because Java source code looks a lot like C++ source code, someone
experienced with C++ will expect the Java code to behave like the
corresponding C++ code. But it doesn't, so the C++ programmer has to
do a lot of "unlearning" in order to use Java effectively.

>wouldn't the right book have OOP in it with enough examples to get me
>started, and from there i should have enough basic skills to use OOP
>on my own...obviosly with lots of practice...

As I said, a good Java book will contain enough very basic OOP info to
let you use Java in order to produce programs, but only that much. A
book that contained enough to teach you Java and OOP at the same time
would be too heavy to lift. Learn the fundamental principles of Java
first, then go find a good OOP book to learn more about OOP.

>also the book you mentioned for me to get is the one i've taken back
>to the book store, it doesn't explain basic concepts and makes java
>difficult to understand.

I didn't mention _any_ Java books!

-Steve