Bruce Eckel's MindView, Inc: Free Electronic Book: Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition:
"Free Electronic Book: Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition"

This highly acclaimed online book is intended to provide a thorough introduction to the Java programming language. Spanning sixteen chapters plus appendices, Thinking in Java should be sufficient for all but the most advanced or obscure topics. The book covers the basics of objects, coding style, error handling, the Java input/output system, creating graphical user interfaces, and much more. The full text can be downloaded as a compressed file with additional source code to be used as examples and experimented with. Other electronic books written by the same author are also available on this site and cover C++, Python, and more. [CL]

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