• Use the official oracle tutorials to learn the basics
  
• Then try to code stuff (experience is a great way to get good )
  
• If you run into issues, google first, then if you can't find a solution go to stack overflow and post a question there (make sure to be polite, professional, and post a short, self contained code snippet recreating your problem)
  

cobraguy wrote:

I started with thenewboston's Java series. Once I got through with his intermediate series, I just started to make random things. I would also use the Javadocs whenever I needed to understand something.

MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:

• Use the official oracle tutorials to learn the basics
  
• Then try to code stuff (experience is a great way to get good )
  
• If you run into issues, google first, then if you can't find a solution go to stack overflow and post a question there (make sure to be polite, professional, and post a short, self contained code snippet recreating your problem)
  

ChocolatePi wrote:

I own this book and find it great for beginning Java. I used to be clueless about Exceptions and Swing and all the crazy names for things, but now I'm working on an awesome app!

If you can buy it, buy it. If you can't, read http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/downloads/javanotes7-linked.pdf . It's by a college professor for his students to learn Java. It's slightly out of date though.

The_Grits wrote:

but it isn't free.

Thepuzzlegame wrote:

The_Grits wrote:

but it isn't free.

Are you talking about the 25$ registration fee which is required if you want to publish apps or something else?

elfin8er wrote:

The way I personally learned quite a bit of Java, is through create Minecraft Bukkit plugins and modding. If you want to learn Java through making Bukkit plugins, let me know. I have a great guide

Thepuzzlegame wrote:

The_Grits wrote:

but it isn't free.

Are you talking about the 25$ registration fee which is required if you want to publish apps or something else?

I think he means his school course.

Thepuzzlegame wrote:

ChocolatePi wrote:

I own this book and find it great for beginning Java. I used to be clueless about Exceptions and Swing and all the crazy names for things, but now I'm working on an awesome app!

If you can buy it, buy it. If you can't, read http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/downloads/javanotes7-linked.pdf . It's by a college professor for his students to learn Java. It's slightly out of date though.

Awesome! Where did you come across that pdf?

Thepuzzlegame wrote:

The_Grits wrote:

but it isn't free.

Are you talking about the 25$ registration fee which is required if you want to publish apps or something else?

Thepuzzlegame wrote:

I've recently taken it upon myself to learn the Java programming language and I was wondering what are some good websites/online resources for learning this language.

eventexception wrote:

Thepuzzlegame wrote:

I've recently taken it upon myself to learn the Java programming language and I was wondering what are some good websites/online resources for learning this language.

I recommend http://www.bluej.org