I need a recommended Java programming book. Specifically, and something very basic, in this case, that covers text over an image very well. That’s all I’m looking for. If it comes with extras, that’s fine, I’ll buy it/look into it.
I have tried, the Learning Java series by O’Reilly, with multiple editions, all the way up to Java 7, Starting out with Java Early Objects Fourth and Fifth edition by Tony Gaddis, and I had a look at a book dedicated to covering the Java Swing topic, Java Swing, by O’Reilly, all with no luck.
Sorry, could you clarify your requirements a bit more clearly?
What is your current level of programming with java? Like just started, or have you already managed to do some major projects with the expansion of your current knowledge? And do you have something specific you are wanting to achieve with this book?
And just to check, you have not just started with programming in general? Because from my experience, Java was not the clearest starting point. I personally tried to start with it multiple times before I decided to try python as my starting language.
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I do not consider myself a programmer or developer, but I have done courses on both python and java.
“Java: Head First” by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates is a solid introduction to classes and object orientation in old-school Java. Swing is a menace and it’s difficult to use it or the AWT right – try “Java FX For Dummies” or “Effective Java GUI Programming” for the more-recent Java FX GUI platform.