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Template:Rescue Thinking in Java (ISBN 978-0131872486) is a book about programming language Java by Bruce Eckel. Last (4th) edition was published in 2006 by Prentice Hall. It is the book version of Eckel’s “Hands-on Java” seminar.[1]

Reception

"The particularly cool thing about Thinking in Java is that even though a large amount of information is covered at a rapid pace, it is somehow all easily absorbed and understood. This is a testament to both Eckel’s obvious mastery of the subject and his skilled writing style."[2]

Awards

Thinking in Java has won multiple awards from professional journals:

  • 1998 Java Developers Journal Editors Choice Award for Best Book [4]
  • Jolt Productivity Award, 1999[5]
  • 2000 JavaWorld Readers Choice Award for Best Book[6][4]
  • 2001 JavaWorld Editors Choice Award for Best Book [6][4]
  • 2003 Software Development Magazine Jolt Award for Best Book [6]
  • 2003 Java Developers Journal Readers Choice Award for Best Book [6][4]
  • 2007 Java Developer’s Journal Readers’ Choice Best Book[7]

Official site

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