"Clear, easy to read and to the point while still addressing very complex concepts. Appropriate to students, style is neither stodgy nor precocious, holds reader's interest." — Stephen Parratto, Albuquerque TVI Community College, Albuquerque, NM

"The publication is very readable and it does not presume any previous knowledge of programming. Also, the material is presented in a way that should motivate students by enabling them to quickly develop interesting applications." — Lawrence J. Osborne, LaMar University, Beaumont, TX

"In addition to the straightforward writing style, the author has avoided the common pitfalls of many Java textbooks, which is to utilize excessive and convoluted metaphors to describe the concept of object-oriented programming." — Bill Liu, DeVry University, California

"What is really important about Ms. Johnston's book is the multitude of programming codes, examples, explanations, and do's & don'ts. Her explanations are very easy to understand." — Dr. Toni Black, University of New Mexico