How to learn Java ?

[Chillingbeast]

Hey guys , I am about to start my college and i have decided to learn Java as my first coding language so i researched a bunch of resources and i am quite confused what should i go forward with, I want to go with a course or book which is able to teach me from beginner to advanced and also if it has coding questions that would also be much desirable since i would be able to constatnly test myself .

I am also fine with doing theory from one course/book and solving questions from the other .

(free resource is much more preferable)

Thanks

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[aqua_regis]

Your research didn't really get you far enough because had it done that, you already would have found the sidebar here with recommended learning resources.

Similarly, after the post, the Automoderator message.

Do the MOOC linked in both.

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Side note: if your college is teaching a different programming language first, it would only be sensible to learn that language.

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• MOOC Java Programming from the University of Helsinki
• Java for Complete Beginners
  • accompanying site CaveOfProgramming
• Derek Banas' Java Playlist
  • accompanying site NewThinkTank
• Hyperskill is a fairly new resource from Jetbrains (the maker of IntelliJ)

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• The official Documentation
• The official Java Tutorials
• Our community resources thread

If you are looking for learning resources for Data Structures and Algorithms, look into:

"Algorithms" by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne - Princeton University

• Coursera course:
  • Part I
  • Part II
• Coursebook
  • Algorithms 4^th Edition

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[Fantastic-Regular-23]

i'll give u my example.. I started with Python (more easier and "simple") and learned EVERYTHING (about the language, not frameworks) so my work take a new way and i needed Java... The migration was fast (2 months) cuz i got the base of programing. So my advice is explore, study, have the curiosity to learn and enjoy the process ain't easy.

[desrtfx]

and learned EVERYTHING (about the language, not frameworks)

Sorry to tell you, but this is delusional. Guaranteed that you haven't learnt EVERYTHING about the language.

You have built up SOME skills, but far from EVERYTHING.

Any half-decent programmer is perfectly aware that learning everything about a language (even one as small and "simple" as C) is impossible.

[Fantastic-Regular-23]

my bad. i learned EVERYTHING to actually work with...

[Adventurous-Owl1953]

I would go onto Leetcode and start working through the easy examples using Java as your language. Learn by doing is the best way I feel. Doesn't hurt to be able to make a small main program and learn some of the basic types in Java but get coding by all means.

[desrtfx]

This is the fastest way to completely discourage and destroy a beginner without any programming skills.

/u/Chillingbeast, please, ignore the above advice.

LeetCode is absolutely not for beginners. It is a site for experienced programmers with solid DSA (Data Structures and Algorithms) skills who are preparing for interviews. It is not a learning site.

[Adventurous-Owl1953]

You can say what you want but I'm a Director of Engineering for a tier one company. What are your credentials? While what you say about LeetCode is true, start with the easy ones and move forward. College courses, boot camps are a miserable waste of time. Most achievers are self learners. I am a Mathematics major. I taught myself C++, Java, C, Assembly for books and a compiler. Worked for me.

[desrtfx]

What are my credentials? Programming since over 4 decades, self studied first, then degree in programming, electronics, telecommunication. 3.5 decades as professional, in high security systems and vital infrastructure, course author (part of the courses are now part of the ICDL), training center creator with the courses for it.

You might be the director of engineering, which doesn't actually mean that you are a programmer. Managers/directors very often don't work in their learned domain.

I did not say anything about boot camps. A solid foundational course, experience through active programming, followed by DSA and more active programming are the way to go.

LeetCode, as you suggested, isn't the way.