Looking to learn Java. Help

[Stickflex]

Hello! I'm looking to learn Java from the BEGINING and would like some book, website tips where I can teach myself.

Thanks!

[madknight3]

thenewboston has a set of video tutorials to get you going. Alternatively there are some more Java resources here.

[Stickflex]

thenewboston has a set of video tutorials to get you going. Alternatively there are some more Java resources here.

Thanks! But is it still relevant even though it's from 2009?

[yurtle_]

Hi you've probably already used this as it's really popular, but it is what I used when I was first learning; http://www.codecademy.com/learn

 

Good luck to you!

Mark

[Guest]

Thanks! But is it still relevant even though it's from 2009?

 

Yes.

[Satlen]

Hi you've probably already used this as it's really popular, but it is what I used when I was first learning; http://www.codecademy.com/learn

 

Good luck to you!

Mark

 

Why would you link codecademy if they dont even have anything for java (last time I checked)?

 

@Stickflex As others have mentioned, thenewboston is an awesome place to pick up a language from no experience.

[MatazaNZ]

Hi you've probably already used this as it's really popular, but it is what I used when I was first learning; http://www.codecademy.com/learn

 

Good luck to you!

Mark

Codecademy doesn't offer Java. It's primarily web languages, like HTML, CSS, JavaScript (which is probably what you were thinking), Python and PHP

[vorticalbox]

Codecademy doesn't offer Java. It's primarily web languages, like HTML, CSS, JavaScript (which is probably what you were thinking), Python and PHP

last 3 are not that far off java

 

any OO language will get you the base work, I personally like c# mostly for the IDE. 

[madknight3]

last 3 are not that far off java

 

any OO language will get you the base work, I personally like c# mostly for the IDE. 

 

Regardless, the OP specifically asked for Java references, not for any other languages.

 

The codeacademy site has been incorrectly suggested multiple times on these forums for these types of questions and it's not helpful.

[Celsiuss]

I learned java from thenewboston on YouTube, he's a great teacher and it is relevant even though it is from 2009.

[SirPaul]

1. First of all, even with web languages, just dont look at code academy, it's awful .

2. Buy a book, it's the best what you can have.

[Guest]

1. First of all, even with web languages, just dont look at code academy, it's awful .

2. Buy a book, it's the best what you can have.

 

This. Code acadamy is way overhyped. Some of the tutorials on there are laughably bad.

[Captain Matt]

Why would you link codecademy if they dont even have anything for java (last time I checked)?

 

@Stickflex As others have mentioned, thenewboston is an awesome place to pick up a language from no experience.

They totally have java. I'm doing it now. lol

[fizzlesticks]

They totally have java. I'm doing it now. lol

No they don't and no you aren't.

[Satlen]

They totally have java. I'm doing it now. lol

you are probably doing javascript which is completely different....

[SirPaul]

They totally have java. I'm doing it now. lol

 

 

you are probably doing javascript which is completely different....

 

Which basically says how little Captain Matt know about this kind of stuff.

And this kind of people goes to codeacademy.

Those who actually want to understand from compilers to pointers (and beyond ofc) use books, or in depth tutorial not in a funny youtube video strip, but a youtube video of shaky camera lecture of indian university professor.

(but it's still huge fun )

 

[madknight3]

 

 

 

Which basically says how little Captain Matt know about this kind of stuff.

And this kind of people goes to codeacademy.

Those who actually want to understand from compilers to pointers (and beyond ofc) use books, or in depth tutorial not in a funny youtube video strip, but a youtube video of shaky camera lecture of indian university professor.

(but it's still huge fun )

 

 

 

Everyone has to start somewhere and where you start has no bearing on where you end up. Who cares where you learn your if statements and your for loops. So long as you don't stay there.

[SirPaul]

Everyone has to start somewhere and where you start has no bearing on where you end up. Who cares where you learn your if statements and your for loops. So long as you don't stay there.

 

you will stay there when using codeacademy.  

I dont know i find it very useless to start learning on a platform which gives you like 1.1 % of what you neeed to learn and after that you need to change the whole learning platform because codeacademy wont teach you more than that.  

Good book is best. 

 

unless you want some scripting language.  that you can learn by weekend on any learning platform. 

[Guest]

Everyone has to start somewhere and where you start has no bearing on where you end up. Who cares where you learn your if statements and your for loops. So long as you don't stay there.

 

Uh, false? If you don't learn the skills you need to move forward early on, it'll all end in tears.