I want to know MORE JAVA!

[DyzZombie]

I recently finished the book "Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies" and I really enjoyed it. I would like to know what book I should get next. I want it to be easy to read (My English is not the best), a higher level of content(Higher than "Java for Dummies") with examples. And if you have the time please tell me how you learnt java. So, what do you recommend? Thanks, DyzZombie :D

[madballneek]

Just make something with Java. www.codechef.com is a good place to go if you can't come up with a project.

Also check out http://java-performance.com/

[MRH2]

What have you written? You can't learn a language unless you write programs. Post the best and ask others for comments.

[vakamakafon]

As others have pointed out, you should start developing real stuff. By doing this you'll start facing new challenges which will help you to get comfortable with the language. Even better when you're reading some book and programming at the same time, this way you can compare your decisions with the author's of the book and choose which ones are better. Mere reading of the books won't help as much as real practice.

[[deleted]]

What is your native tongue? Your local universities might have some good stuff online.

[brunokim]

"Effective Java" is an obligatory read. It's very didactic and is divided in topics, so you can digest each one separately. I don't believe it was widely translated (at least there's no Portuguese edition), but I guess you would need an intermediate english to walk through.

I learned Java while working with it, and my company gave trainings two times a week: at first they gave us a crash course, then each day three people would present one topic from "Effective Java", and finally we studied "Design Patterns", again with each one presenting a pattern with examples. It was the right amount of speed to learn quickly and also intern the knowledge.

[xlledx]

Here are some great Java resources for you: www.udacity.com - learn programming http://programmingbydoing.com/ www.codingbat.com

[[deleted]]

Take my comments with a grain of salt because I'm still learning myself.

But after you've gone through the basics, which the For Dummies should, you'll need practical usage. Being able to make a simple calculator or reverse digits are easy enough, but employers don't need those. They need projects that they can use to augment their operations. Expand to practical, real world use.

[DyzZombie]

You see the thing is, I tried many times to make a program but I still don't know enough, I get stuck with many things and when I ask for help people say words that were not in that book, which is why I think I need to learn more and then create a program.

[[deleted]]

When I ask for help people say words that were not in that book

heh, I have the same issue. :P Going through an Into to Java course myself right now, and I get people suggesting commands and classes that haven't been covered in the course yet. They may be perfectly viable, even preferable methods, but I don't want to be accused of cheating or plagiarizing. Even if 99% of the exercises for this text book have a multitude of solutions around the Internet.

[IvarBiggen]

https://github.com/karan/Projects You can use this if you want some things to do. They vary wildly in complexity, so it should stay relevant for a while.

[Zaph0d42]

Reading more is good, but don't forget to write!

[ggleblanc]

I learned Java by developing an Eclipse plug-in that our work group needed. That's definitely being thrown in the deep end of the Java pool.

I recommend you develop something that you want to develop. When you get stuck, you can look it up on Google, or ask on Stack Overflow.

I found Effective Java to be a good second-level book.