Your brain on Java.Here you are trying to learn something,while here you brain is doing you a favor by making sure the learning doesn't stick.Your brain's thinking,"Better leave room for more important things,like which wild animals to avoid and whether naked snowboarding is a bad idea."So how do you trick you brain into thinking that you life depends on knowing Java?

Who is this book for?If you can answer"yes" to all of these:1.Have you done some porgramming?2.Do you want to learn Java?3.Do you prefer stimulating dinner party conversation to dry,dull,technical lectures?This book is for you.This is NOT a reference book.Head Frist Java is a book designed for learning,not an encyclopedia of Java facts.

Who should probably back away from this book?If you can answer"yes" to any one of these:1.Is you programming background limited to HTML only,whith no