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    I am looking into learning java and was wondering what the best way to get started would be I'm more of a hands on Person I learn faster by being told what to do then doing it

    I have used java before I did start a couple of months ago on code academy but the I had some problems so didn't have the time
    should I go back to that site or is there a better place to learn

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    Read a book, article, watch youtube videos, follow online tutorials. read through java projects. Things like that will help you alot.


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    this isn't going to be a popular opinion, but i learned from runescape private servers. you learn how networking works, you can learn proper practices if you use a good starting source. then you can move on to your own things.
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    Well i know there are a few sites out there like Learn to code | Codecademy
    There is also plenty of videos and tutorials around the internet.. As for how i learnt, i taught myself from RSPS in general, Sites like these helped a fair bit
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    I'm not sure why nobody has mentioned it yet but the easiest way to start playing around and getting to grips with Java is the Oracle Tutorials

    The Java™ Tutorials

    There's also an amazing (though now very dated) set of video tutorials that I found extremely helpful when I started, they are free and cover all of the basics of working with Eclipse and Java:

    Eclipse and Java for Total Beginners

    If you buy a book on Java, I would not recommend trying to read it cover to cover - in reality nobody does that. Instead, use it as a reference, something to read before bed to reinforce what you've learned from the tutorials above (or visa versa). A good book I started with is Learning Java by O'Reilly, you can buy it here:

    Learning Java: Amazon.co.uk: Patrick Niemeyer, Daniel Leuck: 9781449319243: Books

    Don't be scared that it's 1.6 specification, the stuff in Java 7 and 8 is 'bolt on' knowledge that you can learn separately, this is especially true if you are a total beginner.

    The most important thing to remember is as you read these tutorials, write the code that they are teaching you, play around with it, change it, break it, fix it again. You'll learn ten times as fast if you sit there with Eclipse and code everything that you are reading about - I can't stress this enough.

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    Thank you all for your help I Will go back onto code academy and watch some vids
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    Quote Originally Posted by B r e a d View Post
    Thank you all for your help I Will go back onto code academy and watch some vids
    Does CodeAcademy have java lessons?
    If so, could you give me a link?
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    Nothing beats learning something than actually doing it. As the others said, pretty much just look up youtube videos, articles and tutorials.

    If that doesn't kickstart your programming Mojo, you can try out this: Learn Java Online

    If it isn't just Java that you're interested in, I'd highly recommend a course within College. Computer Science will help a ton with multiple sectors regarding computing.
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    Yeah it shows you want to do then you have a go a at it
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    Take your time to learn java, get creative and challenge yourself to perform certain tasks a tad bit above your level that might be hard and needs some research. Look at the javadocs of classes that you utilize to see how it's done. Perhaps purchase a book as a reference.
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