What is the best way to learn Java?
Hello Everyone,
I have just begun learning Java by myself. I am a bit confused as to what is the best way of learning it. Should I read the book "The Complete Reference: Java 2 fifth edition" or Sun's online tutorial? I guess I should also make notes, and create as many programs as possible and execute them.
I have also downloaded and installed both Netbeans and jEdit but I read somewhere that a beginer should first learn and work in notepad, is that the correct way?
Lastly how much time (months?) will it take to learn it well? I have to make a project in few months for my Degree course and I am thinking about making it in Java.
What do you guys think I should proceed?
Thanks!
Read, write code, repeat.
"The Complete Reference: Java 2 fifth edition" - never read it. I'd use the on-line tutorial.
"I have also downloaded and installed both Netbeans and jEdit but I read somewhere that a beginer should first learn and work in notepad, is that the correct way?"
I think you should pass on an IDE until you fully understand what CLASSPATH is and can compile and run a multi-class, packaged app on the command line successfully.
"Lastly how much time (months?) will it take to learn it well? I have to make a project in few months for my Degree course and I am thinking about making it in Java."
Define "well". I think you can learn the basic Java syntax in a few months, but designing well is another matter.
This article expresses it well:
http://norvig.com/21-days.html
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Navy, good morning! How are you doing today?First winter mix of the season is predicted here tomorrow. How will I manage, now that I've gotten so used to global warming and spring in January?%
> I have to make a project in few months for my Degree course and I am thinking about making it in Java.
What course is that? What programming languages do you already know?
The instructor of a course that would let students code in absolutely any language they wanted to use must be crazy or a genius.
> Navy, good morning! How are you doing today?
>
> First winter mix of the season is predicted here
> tomorrow. How will I manage, now that I've gotten so
> used to global warming and spring in January?
>
You could send some of that global warming this way it's -31 C today before including the windchill.
> > Navy, good morning! How are you doing today?
> >
> > First winter mix of the season is predicted here
> > tomorrow. How will I manage, now that I've gotten
> so
> > used to global warming and spring in January?
> >
> You could send some of that global warming this way
> it's -31 C today before including the windchill.
Where are you?
> > > Navy, good morning! How are you doing today?
> > >
> > > First winter mix of the season is predicted here
> > > tomorrow. How will I manage, now that I've
> gotten
> > so
> > > used to global warming and spring in January?
> > >
> > You could send some of that global warming this
> way
> > it's -31 C today before including the windchill.
>
> Where are you?
Canada
> > Where are you?> > CanadaI met a Canadian when I was backpacking last year. Do you know Gordie?
> > > Where are you?> > > > Canada> > I met a Canadian when I was backpacking last year. Do> you know Gordie?Office Gordie ? Sorry to tell you this, but he's dead ;-P
> > you know Gordie?> Office Gordie ? > Sorry to tell you this, but he's dead Just kidding. I am in Kelowna. You must be in the Prairies, eh?
> > > you know Gordie?
> > Office Gordie ?
> > Sorry to tell you this, but he's dead
>
> Just kidding. I am in Kelowna. You must be in the
> Prairies, eh?
I gathered as much, and figured you had seen the molson canadian jokes they had a couple years back.
Yes I am in the praries. Went skiing on the weekend in the states to get away from the -42C (with windchill) weather. It was a balmy -25C with windchill in the states.
