Java Programming for Beginners

I need your advice regarding Java programming for beginners.

Let’s start with the fact that reading all those Java errors on your PC won’t get you very far in Java programming.

Given its open nature and endless security holes plus updates, it will be around a long time and constantly evolving – that’s job security.

You could try Udemy or Lynda dot com.

I cannot afford them. I’ve heard Code Academy is free - how would you rate their tutorials?

They do not do Java, but they teach jQuery and JavaScript.

I need a good, free site to learn Java.

Go to docs dot Oracle dot com –

Oracle is a database tool.

Oracle also controls the Java programming language, the way Apple controls Objective C and Swift. And they have Trails to teach the Java language, from the basics of the syntax to classes to metadata.

I guess it is not meta if they teach you everything else about how to process data.

Java is object oriented, but yes, the Oracle site even teaches the underlying concepts of object oriented programming.

I thought that was the object of lessons for beginners.

If you just want to jump into the language, go to TutorialsPoint dot com slash java. It covers everything from environment setup to variables, to advanced things like class inheritance and polymorphism.

I cannot even spell that last one.

If you’re at the intermediate level, ask questions on the learnJava subreddit on Reddit. If you’re a beginner, read the questions other novices read on StackOverflow dot com.

I hope it is more than a screen full of insults for do not ask us to answer your computer science homework questions.

They have already answered quite a few questions for beginners. And if you start programming in Java, it is a good site to look for useful answers.

I need somewhere to practice programming in Java, without crashing my computer more than Java already does.

Try LearnJavaOnline dot com. It has code windows that let you enter practice code and get the results in the emulator.

What about learning what commands one should actually use?

The site has explanations of loops, variables, arrays, functions, objects and the classic hello world program. And if you want info on both the language and IDE, try NetBeans dot org.

You had me at hello world.

Do not forget the integrated development environment, or you might as well have a text file full of gibberish – much like the Java error messages.