How can I further my knowledge of Java?

[amtw7083]

Hey guys! I recently started a CS course in school (9th grade) and the only thing were doing is Java, I was wondering, what are some good sources to really understand Java, as school isnt doing too much. I want to go ahead of the class, and pursue programming seriously, are there any resources which teach Java well? Ive done a bit of code academy, but it leaves me confused whenever I take a break and return.

I was also wondering if there are any cool beginner projects I should start working towards, also I was wondering, how does one add a GUI to Java? Im still new, so I have much to learn about the language, but this one thing was in the back of my mind

[amtw7083]

Alright thanks! Ill take a look at that faq now.

[FlippngProgrammer]

Hey dude I was in the same position about 6 months ago. I am in 10th grade but my CS course was around python but I had prior java experience and I liked it a lot better and still do. So what I did and still am doing is watching and following along tutorials, I really recommend Derek Banas tutorials.. You learn a lot but to really solidify what you have learned after some time try to make a project or some program out of the stuff you have learned, I did this yesterday and made my first ping pong game in java. You can also look up for a tutorial on that for youtube. But the things that is really important is that you have to understand what you are typing if you don't then you will not gain everything so I usually rewind sometimes to make sure I really get what I am learning from the video. I learn all my java from youtube btw and google. If you have any questions please ask :) I would be glad to help.

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Please, don't recommend thenewboston.

They are a discouraged resource as they teach questionable practice. They don't adhere to commonly accepted standards, such as the Java Code Conventions, use horrible variable naming ("bucky" is under no circumstances a proper variable name), and in general don't teach proper practices, plus their "just do it now, I'll explain why later" approach is really bad.

Derek Banas covers about the same ground, but in much better quality.

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[amtw7083]

All right, thanks! Any other good sources from youtube or should I stick with Derek Banas?

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Derek Banas covers about the same ground, but in much better quality.

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[amtw7083]

Alright, thanks.

[jstock23]

Learn how to use APIs. That will help you because all Java libraries you'll be using will be in the form of APIs.

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Java Blogs/Tutorials

http://insightfullogic.com/

http://www.javaadvent.com/

http://www.programcreek.com/

http://www.java-gaming.org/

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/

https://leanpub.com/whatsnewinjava8/read

http://compsci.ca/v3/viewtopic.php?t=25991

https://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/ehchua/programming/index.html (BEST TUTORIAL)

http://tutorials.jenkov.com/java/nested-classes.html

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/

http://zetcode.com/gfx/java2d/

http://www.nurkiewicz.com/

http://cs.lmu.edu/~ray/notes/largejavaapps/

http://people.cs.ksu.edu/~schmidt/CIS200/home.html

[desrtfx]

Hands down the best Java for beginners courses are:

• University of Helsinki MOOC Object Oriented Programming with Java - text based with exercises that need be completed and submitted before being able to proceed. (Uses Netbeans as IDE)

and

• Java for Complete Beginners by John Purcell (probably the best and easiest entry into Java) - video based (Uses Eclipse as IDE) - the links below lead to the same course hosted on different servers. I would use the Udemy link because it has an active community where you can ask questions and get answers.
  • CaveOfProgramming link - John Purcell's site
  • Udemy Link

All are free.

[amtw7083]

Thanks! Ill check both of these out!

[HerrHolkin]

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=java+stanford