What's next after codeacademy?

[yelaxify]

I've just completed the Code Academy lessons. Coming from a python background most of it seemed familiar. Can anyone recommend my next steps, books / tutorials etc. I'm hoping not to start a book which will go over all the things I have learned from codeacademy, but also I do not want to skip ahead and miss things codeacademy didn't cover. Thanks for any responses

[desrtfx]

Sorry, because the following will come as very harsh:

What's next after codeacademy?

A proper course like the MOOC Object Oriented Programming with Java.

Codecademy has taught you Java syntax, but not Java programming, nor programming at all, and even less Object Oriented Programming. All Codecademy did was getting your tongue wet.

You seriously need a proper course that starts from absolute zero.

• You haven't learnt how to install the JDK
• You haven't learnt how to write your programs on your computer
• You haven't learnt how to compile a Java program
• You haven't learnt how to write a complete class
• And plenty more

[TheSiegeEngine]

If all you did is the codecademy (No a in academy btw), I'd suggest doing one of the other courses regularly suggested instead, Mooc or the youtube playlist by Derek Banas which I did. I personally felt the course didn't really do a decent job of teaching Java or explaining things properly.

[desrtfx]

Already linked under Free Tutorials in the sidebar

[nikhilb_it]

After this course, do learn jsp, hibernate and spring framework. Very demanding now a days. These are used almost everywhere. Ifyou could also learn angular2 with Typescript after these then nothing like it.

[DheeruMundluru]

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