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Unlike many Java books that assume a background in C++, Gaddis starts from absolute zero. He introduces primitive data types ( int , double , boolean ) before objects. He explains ( if , for , while ) using flowcharts that non-programmers can read. This is crucial because Java can be verbose; Gaddis delays complex Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) terminology until Chapter 6, giving the student’s subconscious time to absorb basic logic. tony gaddis starting out with java pdf