> If you read this book you will know Java. Correction: if you read, understand, and write code based on that book you may legitimately claim to know Java. Re

> If you read this book you will know Java. Correction: if you read, understand, and write code based on that book you may legitimately claim to know Java. Reading books about programming languages teaches you about as much about programming as reading sheet music does about composing. It's a key prerequisite, but not the same thing.