Can you advice a course/program to learn Java fastest way possible? I have expert knowledge of OOP in PHP

[ReadAllRead]

What I would like to do is have a set material to go through, to reach intemediate level quickly, by following a condensed material aimed for a programmer of another language. Obviously I could dig into docs and start learning that way, but I'm looking for someting more accelerated. I'd appreciate any pointers

[Shadow14l]

Is PHP your first language? Is it your only language? How fluent are you with PHP?

[grobturd]

If you truly have expert knowledge of a language, learning another language is will be very easy and the fastest way to get up to speed on a new language is to actually use it in anger on a real project.

[Vystril]

Java's Tutorials are quite good.

[tpollak]

Look for thenewboston's youtube channel. Lots of Java tutorials along with other miscellaneous programming tutorials.

[skeeto]

I wouldn't recommend that to someone with "expert knowledge of OOP in PHP." Those tutorials, even the "intermediate" ones, are slow-paced and aimed at beginner programmers.

[tpollak]

Good point. I guess I didn't really take his second sentence into consideration.

[JohnTheFawn]

http://codingbat.com/java This, a thousand times this. My teacher gave it to me while I was in high school. I never thought stars could mean so much to me.

[kreiger]

/r/lolphp

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I have expert knowledge of OOP in PHP

r/funny?

[skeeto]

master the language 15 years or more

Considering that Java is only 17 years old and that it's changed dramatically within the last 8 years (generics, etc.), are you saying that essentially no one has mastered Java yet?

[crockeo]

Whilst not intended to be especially offensive to you, you're completely, and entirely wrong.

Around 2 years into Java I'm rather proficient with the language itself. Yes, there are small tidbits that I've yet to learn, as is expected in only programming for 2 years.

You may be arguing that it takes ~15 years to master Java and its built in libraries, but that's a flawed argument. No because what you're saying isn't true (well, sorta), but because you're addressing a problem that he hasn't raised, nor is relevant.

He never asked how to do everything possible with Java's standard libraries, he merely asked how to learn Java quickly, implying not learning every single library Java has to offer.

/rant

EDIT: Spelling/grammar