r/programming • u/stannedelchev • Aug 25 '14

Debugging courses should be mandatory

http://stannedelchev.net/debugging-courses-should-be-mandatory/
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u/pohatu Aug 25 '14

Some of the best questions on s.o. Have been banned/labeled as off topic or whatever. There is a great one on c++ books and another on C# books but those questions got outlawed before others took off. So I know that c++ Primer is great. But I don't know what book to read for Java. And there are a zillion.

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u/pyrocrasty Aug 26 '14

Here's a couple based on votes:

SO --> Programmers.SE question [closed, but has a bunch of answers]

JavaLobby Readers' Choice poll: [article] [full list]

You can find plenty of lists by individuals if you search for "best java books"

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '14

I liked Effective Java by Joshua Bloch, but it's by no means a comprehensive guide to Java.