"For Java, have a look at Java Precisely: http://www.amazon.com/Java-Pre... It's not an O'Reilly book, but it has a very similar structure to the the K&R C book - it tells you exactly what you need to know without a lot of fluff. And while I'm recommending books, you might want to check out books that don't just focus on a particular language, but rather cover computer science concepts and peopleware type books. SICP, Code Complete, The Mythical Man Month, etc. I put together a whole list of CS books a while back if you want to check out my recommendations: http://grok-code.com/11/the-to..." - grokcode
"For Java, have a look at Java Precisely: http://www.amazon.com/Java-Pre... It's not an O'Reilly book, but it has a very similar structure to the the K&R C book - it tells you exactly what you need to know without a lot of fluff. And while I'm recommending books, you might want to check out books that don't just focus on a particular language, but rather cover computer science concepts and peopleware type books. SICP, Code Complete, The Mythical Man Month, etc. I put together a whole list of CS books a while back if you want to check out my recommendations: http://grok-code.com/11/the-to..." - grokcode
"For Java, have a look at Java Precisely: http://www.amazon.com/Java-Pre... It's not an O'Reilly book, but it has a very similar structure to the the K&R C book - it tells you exactly what you need to know without a lot of fluff. And while I'm recommending books, you might want to check out books that don't just focus on a particular language, but rather cover computer science concepts and peopleware type books. SICP, Code Complete, The Mythical Man Month, etc. I put together a whole list of CS books a while back if you want to check out my recommendations: http://grok-code.com/11/the-to..." - grokcode
