Head First Java [Jan 01, 2012] Kathy Sierra

Learning a complex new language is no easy task especially when it's an object-oriented computer programming language like java. You might think the problem is your brain. It seems to have a mind of its own, a mind that doesn't always want to take in the dry, technical stuff you're forced to study. The fact is your brain craves novelty. It's constantly searching, scanning, waiting for something unusual to happen. After all, that's the way it was built to help you stay alive. It takes all the routine, ordinary, dull stuff and filters it to the background so it won't interfere with your brain's real work--recording things that matter. How does your brain know what matters? it's like the creators of the head first approach say, suppose you're out for a hike and a tiger jumps in front of you, what happens in your brain? neurons fire. Emotions crank up. Chemicals surge. That's how your brain knows. And that's how your brain will learn java. "head first java combines puzzles, strong visuals,

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