I'm looking for a book, a GOOD book, that details the Java language starting with the basics, or starting with only ASCII programs, and moving up into the Java GUI environment. Any suggestions?

This tutorial is an introduction to socket programming in Java, starting with a simple client-server example demonstrating the basic features of Java I/O. You’ll be introduced to both the original ...

Java may still be getting bad press when it comes to (mostly consumer) security, but it continues to be the world's most popular software development language. That's according to TIOBE Software's ...