Java for the Beginer - Need Your Advice

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Victoria Seo

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Hello, fellow BHW memebr, I want to study Java and wonder what is better to start from. I'd be grateful for your advice: what books or videos are the best to at least quickly study the basics

 

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geniusgullu

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Java or JavaScript?

If Java then HeadsFirst Java Second Edition book is good.

 

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Victoria Seo

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Java)

 

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a_z_0_9

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Check this book and add it to your list of books to read
http://www.4shared.com/office/kgIue4u_/java-a-beginners-guide-third-e.htm

MIT COurse materials
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electric...ion-for-6-170-january-iap-2006/lecture-notes/
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electric...mming-in-java-january-iap-2010/lecture-notes/

 

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SahL

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Book : Read Java - Complete Reference

Videos : Bucky is your man -

Code:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL484D73FA74A11AC9

use Netbeans IDE to compile , run programs.

my 2 cents

 

GimmeMoney

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geniusgullu said:

Java or JavaScript?

If Java then HeadsFirst Java Second Edition book is good.

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I second the recommendation for the Java Headfirst book. It's very beginner friendly.

 

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Nick1

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I actually like the "Teach yourself X language in 21 days" series

Don't know how they do in Java, but I used them for C++ in an introductory uni course, and it was a very fine,cheap,bang for your bucks replacement in lieu of a real textbook and they start from zero...

 

madoctopus

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I learned it back in the days starting with "the really big index"

 

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Victoria Seo

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Thank you, everybody who answered - I'll start studiing the boooks, and one more question - what best to use to copile? waht software I need to install to start working woth Java and what would you recommend?

 

t0m3313

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codingmachine94

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Search (Java For Beginners) & Also try Oracle Site for Complete Refrence

 

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Crase

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SahL said:

Book : Read Java - Complete Reference

Videos : Bucky is your man -

Code:

xxx.youtube.c0m/playlist?list=PL484D73FA74A11AC9

use Netbeans IDE to compile , run programs.

my 2 cents

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BUCKY is definetly your man! Video tutorials with an entertaining instructor is the way to go if your gonna learn something like Java

 

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rahls

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My vote is also for Head First Java.

You can download Eclipse IDE for coding in java. Its a good tool to have for programming.

 

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inplainview

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Hello,

In my view the easiest way to learn any programming language is from examples and tutorials.

 

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deMiracles

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Head First Java is a Good One to Start , its fun

 

cbnoob

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I read few headfirst and actually i don't like them much. Too much images. I would recommend you watch lynda.com course on java. Only 5 or 6 hours but cover the basic of java. You can get it free too.

 

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pro?po:coil

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HeadsFirst Java Second Edition the best book out there! and then take headfirst design patterns you won't regret it!