Help for learning Minecraft Java for Plugins.

[Presentive]

Firstly, I'd like to apologise if this has the wrong prefix associated with this; I think it looks like the correct one. Now, I've been wanting to make Minecraft Plugins for a long, long time now but I struggle to do so. I want to learn this desperately not from the fact that I could possibly earn a bit of cash with it but just for the pure fact that it will give me experience that I may need/use in the future and I have a lot of great, imaginative ideas.

I am wondering if anyone who has experience with Java has the will to support me. Please note that I am requesting this for that you will help me for free. I do not mean that you must teach me everything nor do you have to teach me at all but it's just nice knowing that I can go to someone now and again to see if this is either correct, wrong so on and so forth.

I should probably add that I know rarely anything about Java; eventhough I've tried to learn it multiple times, it still just doesn't seem to work out.

Thank you all! Presentive.

 

[YoloSanta]

stxphen ‘s Udemy tutorials are very helpful !

 

[Sniper]

Learn Java, then Spigot.

 

[Presentive]

Hey, thank you for the reply; I was wondering how long would it take for me to learn Java first and then Spigot also? I am wanting to go straight into making plugins Sniper

 

[Ambrosia]

Hey, thank you for the reply; I was wondering how long would it take for me to learn Java first and then Spigot also? I am wanting to go straight into making plugins Sniper

Don't do something unless you have dedication, time, and actually enjoy doing it, not for the money. I disagree/agree with Sniper. Although you don't need to learn Java before Spigot, it's very useful for the future. I would recommend getting Head First Java, and then once you read that you'll have a good mindset on programming (although you'll still have a long way to go).

And to answer how long it would take, that depends on the person and where you want to be.

 

[Presentive]

Hey Presentive,

I plan to make a free service in the next upcoming few weeks where I'm going to start assisting people who are completely new to development up until they make their own first small plugin.
Unfortunately, it'd only be offered to people who actually spend time here, and that'd probably be based on a reputation count or something.

I'd work on making your presence known here, and hopefully submitting a response to the thread I make in the near future so I could hopefully assist you in what you want to learn.

Don't do something unless you have dedication, time, and actually enjoy doing it, not for the money. I disagree/agree with Sniper. Although you don't need to learn Java before Spigot, it's very useful for the future. I would recommend getting Head First Java, and then once you read that you'll have a good mindset on programming (although you'll still have a long way to go).

And to answer how long it would take, that depends on the person and where you want to be.

Thank you guys for the reply, I will be spending more time on here and I hope to be more frequently active in threads and such. Like I said previously, I am not in this for the money; I actually want to become a programmer of some sort but it's just a good tip along the side, y'know? I will try my best and I will take another look at it, thank you guys for the support. Appreciated.[DOUBLEPOST=1513812472][/DOUBLEPOST]

Just study if I'm honest with you.

Complete all your work/homework, tidy your desk and bedroom, do your chores, and at the end of the day an hour before you go sleep, grab a book and sit back and just read, and highlight.

Why do all those things before hand? Simply because then your mind won't wander off into a different direction, you'll know exactly you've finished everything and that you can finally relax.

Why a book? Once again, for the same reason. If done on a machine/smartphone, it isn't hard to just open another tab to have social media or a video streaming service playing in the background, which although you might not think, they actually do annoy you by notifying you every few minutes.

Spend the same amount of time, every day, for a set period of time. You have to stay dedicated, and must revise.

Personally, if I wanted to do such a thing as learn Java properly, and be able to use it fluently, I'd:

Do the above + spend an hour (50 minutes, 10 minutes break), each day (except for Saturday, as your brain needs a break too) for at least 6 months. After 6 months, 50 minutes a day, 6 days a week, you'd be writing programs in no time.

Thank you for the reply, you seem to know what you're talking about, I appreciate that. I'll try my best to stay focused on learning Java and hopefully I don't just give up like I did all the other times. I will try to stay dedicated.

 

[Ambrosia]

Just study if I'm honest with you.

Complete all your work/homework, tidy your desk and bedroom, do your chores, and at the end of the day an hour before you go sleep, grab a book and sit back and just read, and highlight.

Why do all those things before hand? Simply because then your mind won't wander off into a different direction, you'll know exactly you've finished everything and that you can finally relax.

Why a book? Once again, for the same reason. If done on a machine/smartphone, it isn't hard to just open another tab to have social media or a video streaming service playing in the background, which although you might not think, they actually do annoy you by notifying you every few minutes.

Spend the same amount of time, every day, for a set period of time. You have to stay dedicated, and must revise.

Personally, if I wanted to do such a thing as learn Java properly, and be able to use it fluently, I'd:

Do the above + spend an hour (50 minutes, 10 minutes break), each day (except for Saturday, as your brain needs a break too) for at least 6 months. After 6 months, 50 minutes a day, 6 days a week, you'd be writing programs in no time.

Which books?