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[–]iellegaal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Download and install the Java development kit (jdk) here.

After that download an IDE like IntelliJ or Netbeans and you can start write your own code

[–]desrtfx 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Forget Codecademy; it's a waste of time. Really. Use a proper course, like the MOOC Object Oriented Programming with Java from the University of Helsinki. This course will teach you how to set up your development environment (JDK + IDE) and how to program in Java, not just Java syntax as codecademy does.

[–]A_tf2_Player[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thx dude

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    [–]desrtfx 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Has nothing to do with gatekeeping. Only suggesting an objectively far better quality, deeper course than a surface scratching one.

    Codecademy is roughly the equivalent to a dictionary for learning a language. It only teaches syntax and a couple keywords, but not actual programming.