Head First (book series)

Head First (book series)

Head First is a series of books on computer programming, created by Bert Bates and Kathy Sierra. The series, which began with "Head First Java" in 2003, takes an unorthodox, visually intensive approach to the process of teaching programming.

Head First Concept

The main idea of the series is to effectively stimulate the brain by [cite web
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* Telling stories
* Visualizing
* Using attention-grabbing tactics (page layout, non-standard examples …).By using Metacognition [cite web
url=http://www.headfirstlabs.com/readme.php
title=The Head First Formula
accessdate=2008-06-08] the series' authors and editors try to employ different methods to present information and accelerate the learning process.

Head First Labs

The series, published by O'Reilly_Media, received and maintained great success with books on Java and EJB. The way of helping the reader to more easily learn about the concepts presented in technical books was then extended to other programming languages (Ajax, C#, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, PHP and MySQL), programming concepts (software design patterns, OOAD), and more general technical areas, such as statistics or physics. O'Reilly established [http://www.headfirstlabs.com/ Head First Labs] , where books of the series are presented and the main idea behind the series is explained.

The Books

[http://www.headfirstlabs.com/ Head First Labs] is the official web site for the Head First series, with a forum for each book as well as code downloads and sample chapters.

* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527358/ "Head First Software Development"] (ISBN 0-596-52735-7)
* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596102340/ "Head First PMP"] (ISBN 0-596-10234-8)
* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/hfobjects/ "Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design"] (ISBN 0-596-00867-8)
* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/headra/ "Head Rush Ajax"] (ISBN 0-596-10225-9)
* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/hfhtmlcss/ "Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML"] (ISBN 0-596-10197-X)
* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/hfjava2/ "Head First Java"] (ISBN 0-596-00920-8)
* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/hfdesignpat/ "Head First Design Patterns"] (ISBN 0-596-00712-4)
* [http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527587/ "Head First Statistics"] (ISBN 0-596-52758-6)

Awards

The books in the series have received three nominations for Product Excellence Jolt Awards, winning in 2005 for "Head First Design Patterns", and were recognized on Amazon.com's yearly top 10 list for computer books from 2003 to 2005.

See also

* Kathy Sierra
* O'Reilly_Media

References

External links

* [http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/ Homepage of Head First Labs]
* [http://feeds.feedburner.com/headfirst-oreillymedia Blog] and [http://www.headfirstlabs.com/archive.php blog archive] of Head First Labs


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