I've enjoyed the Head First books series - you'd probably want to check out head first java and head first servlets and jsp. These books are very casual, wordy

I've enjoyed the Head First books series - you'd probably want to check out head first java and head first servlets and jsp. These books are very casual, wordy, and informal, so if you want a dense overview (which you might, considering that you are not new to programming), you might want to look elsewhere. But if you like the writing style, they'd be a good intro for even an experienced programmer. oh - a link to this is wickedlysmart.com