Java resources?

sinjin_smythe

Hi im new to programming and have started a course in IT. At the moment our class is being given a 2 week introduction into java using the blueJ developer tool. By the end of which we should know how to program in Java. So far we have covered methods,variables,loops,switches and scanners. It seems a bit complicated from first glance (with no programming experience) but im getting there. Is there any online resources you could advise?

Anima

Theres the official Java tutorial: http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/. I'd recommend getting a decent book as well, couldn't tell you what book exactly though (maybe the O'Reily one?).

I think the main thing when you first start is to just keep practicing and doing exercises. Really you just have to drill the fundamentals in first and you can worry about performance/efficiency/best practices later.

d4v1d

i agree with amina. i used the official sun (oracle) tutorials for studying for the scjp exam and found them very good. they do cover the basics very well and have plenty of examples and revision questions.

Civilian_Target

OP, are you at QUB by any chance?

I think something like this should cover you
http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/

Kidchameleon

Great Java site:

http://www.javaranch.com/


Good book is "Head First Java"

JohnathanM

Hey weedhead,

One book that seems really popular with beginners, and can be download for free, is Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in Java":

http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/

As for BlueJ, once you get more comfortable you might want to expand your horizons a little. If Eclipse or NetBeans seems a little daunting when you do, check out JEdit:

http://www.jedit.org/

FruitLover

weedhead wrote: »

By the end of which we should know how to program in Java

Don't expect to have a complete grasp of Java after 2 weeks. You'll know the basics, but Java is a huge subject.

For practice of the basics, I'd recommend going through the exercises at codingbat.com. It's a nice way to get immediate feedback on code without having to go through the compile-run process.

JohnathanM wrote: »

One book that seems really popular with beginners, and can be download for free, is Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in Java":

http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/

I'll +1 this (although it's more designed for people with a little programming experience than complete beginners).

sinjin_smythe

Hey cheers for all the replies ill give some of those links a go. And no im actually in Maynooth

Evil Phil

The official tutorials are great, I taught introductory Java last year and you could tell who was doing them and who wasn't.