Coding, where and how should I start?

[yeahs]

Where and how should I start learning to code? As of right now I just have some simple knowledge in Eclipse and how plugins work.

Are there courses I should take (willing to pay)? Is it fun learning how to code? How long would it take to learn how to make a simple UHC plugin (example) if I studied it over 2 hours every day?

I'd like some feedback on where to start and things like that from developers.

 

[Jaii]

Boat

 

[MCAdmiration]

There are some good plugin coding tutorials all over youtube, don't know how outdated they are though.

 

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Where and how should I start learning to code? As of right now I just have some simple knowledge in Eclipse and how plugins work.

Are there courses I should take (willing to pay)? Is it fun learning how to code? How long would it take to learn how to make a simple UHC plugin (example) if I studied it over 2 hours every day?

I'd like some feedback on where to start and things like that from developers.

Many places online that teach you Java OOP

There are paid courses available online to learn programming.

Depends if you like coding.

??? studied? learn Java first then think about making plugins.

 

[Boat]

1) Don't learn Java from yt vids. Ever. They don't teach you anything about oop, only how to make basic applications. You need to learn the concepts of oop, the parts of it and how to use it.
2) Test your knowledge by making some random programs to do all sorts of things.
3) Learn how spigot plugins work/how to make your own (up to you how you do this)
4) Learn to be independent. This is the most important thing not only for developing, but for anything in life. Learn to find resources, use them come up with solutions to your problems or any of that without anyone's help. This can include: researching, using javadocs, logical thinking/problem solving skills, github, seeing past examples, recompiling existing plugins to figure how to do a certain thing, etc. make sure that even though you are copying, you understand how/why it works and if you wanted to do something similar in the future you would do it.

5) ??? - You are done[DOUBLEPOST=1492749576][/DOUBLEPOST]To reply to your post - don't ask if something is fun. Only you can tell what is fun. Enjoy to do not do to enjoy.

If you want to make a specific thing, you probably won't do well. Keep an open mind and be willing to take up any project that approaches you - even if you fail, you can learn a thing or 2.

Time isn't something you should worry about. As long as you enjoy it, the dedication will come and time will no longer matter.

 

[badvibes]

personally i never paid for any course and i wouldnt unless you really want to.
its all up to you if you like it. a simple uhc plugin would probably take a few monthes bc it'd be optimal to have a solid grasp on java's syntax before attempting to make that.

as for books, i would not recommend anything from the for dummies series and such. those are horrible. Herbert Schildt wrote a nice book on beginning java development. if using pirated ebooks doesn't bother you, check out: gen . lib . rus . ec (can't post links so remove spaces). that will have virtually any java ebook that you'd need. just read a shit load of ebooks/books on java, read through programming forums (i used to read a lot of hackforums' coding section), check out stackoverflow and read various java questions on anything to help you keep constantly learn about new topics

its a lot honestly but you won't regret it if you go through with it

 

[yeahs]

personally i never paid for any course and i wouldnt unless you really want to.
its all up to you if you like it. a simple uhc plugin would probably take a few monthes bc it'd be optimal to have a solid grasp on java's syntax before attempting to make that.

as for books, i would not recommend anything from the for dummies series and such. those are horrible. Herbert Schildt wrote a nice book on beginning java development. if using pirated ebooks doesn't bother you, check out: gen . lib . rus . ec (can't post links so remove spaces). that will have virtually any java ebook that you'd need. just read a shit load of ebooks/books on java, read through programming forums (i used to read a lot of hackforums' coding section), check out stackoverflow and read various java questions on anything to help you keep constantly learn about new topics

its a lot honestly but you won't regret it if you go through with it

As for the simple UHC plugin, I didn't actually mean it, but UHC cores/plugins have a variety of features. Such as golden heads, scenarios, scoreboard, no regen, etc.

 

[badvibes]

As for the simple UHC plugin, I didn't actually mean it, but UHC cores/plugins have a variety of features. Such as golden heads, scenarios, scoreboard, no regen, etc.

ah okay. i don't really follow that scene much so i wouldn't know.
in any case all of those seem rather simple to implement and would only require knowledge of bukkit's api rather than some significant amount of java knowledge.

 

[DedicatedRam]

huh i thought you could code a custom "paperspigot with smooth kb and pots"

 

[yeahs]

huh i thought you could code a custom "paperspigot with smooth kb and pots"

As included on the thread, I didn't code it.