I want to learn Java; where do I start?

[Sywren]

hi

I'm interested in learning Java, I was wondering, where do I start? Are there any good resources that would help me out a lot? The only other experience I have in coding is I know some html and css (lol) but thats about it. Should I try learning a different language before I dive into Java?

 

[kampai]

I would suggest you learning java first, as it is one of the easiest languages to learn (in my opinion) because of the fact that it is object oriented and some-what similar to other languages for example C#. As for starting to learn, again, (in my opinion) youtube tutorials can help but they arent the best. The reason I say this is because many of them are filled with bad practices and teach you something that may effect performance or may just not give you a full understanding of the java language and how memory and java's garbage collector works.

I would personally ask a friend or someone who is experienced on teaching you java, since they would be able to teach you the basics one on one and you can ask them questions directly. It would give you a better understanding of java and a faster learning curve then other resources (in my opinion).

(if you need i can help you a little bit)

 

[Ambrosia]

I would suggest you learning java first, as it is one of the easiest languages to learn (in my opinion) because of the fact that it is object oriented and some-what similar to other languages for example C#. As for starting to learn, again, (in my opinion) youtube tutorials can help but they arent the best. The reason I say this is because many of them are filled with bad practices and teach you something that may effect performance or may just not give you a full understanding of the java language and how memory and java's garbage collector works.

I would personally ask a friend or someone who is experienced on teaching you java, since they would be able to teach you the basics one on one and you can ask them questions directly. It would give you a better understanding of java and a faster learning curve then other resources (in my opinion).

(if you need i can help you a little bit)

Personally, I would recommend PluralSights, yes, it's 300 dollars per year. But it includes hours upon hours in much different stuff like Java, C#, C++, AngularJS, MySQL, NoSQL, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, etc... It also includes quizzes that are pretty neat and have a ton of different options you can choose to test your abilities. It also has a mentor feature.

 

[kampai]

if(developer.getQuality() == cheap) { code.setQuality(CodeQuality.LOW); }
sry u forgot the developer object and code quality enum

 

[Sywren]

if(developer.getQuality() == cheap) { code.setQuality(CodeQuality.LOW); }
sry u forgot the developer object and code quality enum

what

 

[Callam]

If you literally know nothing about programming, and Java is going to be the first language you learn, then here's a website with all of the basics you should look into, http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/java/java.html

 

[Ambrosia]

if(developer.getQuality() == cheap) { code.setQuality(CodeQuality.LOW); }
sry u forgot the developer object and code quality enum

 

[Surx]

I would recommend learning something like Python first. It is pretty simple and will help you out when moving on to other lanugages. If you really wanna learn Java first, Amazon has some books that are pretty helpful.

He literally said he wanted to learn Java?

Most useless post ever.

yeah, i ordered one, very nice book with MANY activities to actually apply the knowledge given in the book. only looked through it, procrastination is a killer.

 

[kampai]

I would recommend learning something like Python first. It is pretty simple and will help you out when moving on to other lanugages. If you really wanna learn Java first, Amazon has some books that are pretty helpful.

He literally said he wanted to learn Java?

Most useless post ever.

lol it was a joke and plus u obviously didnt read the full post lol

Should I try learning a different language before I dive into Java?

I'm sorry your reading comprehension skills arent up to par with your ego, but hey we all learn some day. While I do agree it was a useless post it wasnt even directed toward him so w/e.

 

[Speuce]

That's where I started.
Then again I was like 12.
Thanks TheNewBoston!

 

[Window]

hi

I'm interested in learning Java, I was wondering, where do I start? Are there any good resources that would help me out a lot? The only other experience I have in coding is I know some html and css (lol) but thats about it. Should I try learning a different language before I dive into Java?

Learn Python first, to gain some sort of knowledge of operators, booleans. The syntax is completely different to Java though