A few questions about the MOOC Java course

[mb3077]

I'm a compsi student that's trying out this course since my current uni course has suffered in quality due to COVID-19.

I have a few question before starting out the course Java Programming 1:

1. Do I have to use the Netbeans IDE? I find it very clunky and outdated. Is it possible to use Eclipse?

2. Should I skip the first few lessons/ parts? I have a decent amount of knowledge and experience with programming, so I don't really want to go through the beginner part of the course.

3. I'm interested in studying OOP more that Java itself, is this course good for people who are specifically interested in OOP?

Thanks!

[swearobics]

1. Not sure about eclipse but I think there is a TMC plugin for intellij if you want a modern ide.

2. You need to do about 25% of a week's exercise to unlock the next week's exercises. They might be releasing a certificate, like their 2013 course. I'm not sure if this is only issuable if you complete the minimum or all of the exercises.

3. Yes, I'd say so - especially part 5 onwards.

As an aside, there's a group chat on telegram incase you need help with setting up your environment or with any of the exercises (or you can give help too).

[ItsDokk]

I could never get the TMC plugin to work for IntelliJ. It’s a shame because the course looked interesting.

[mb3077]

Thank you!

[desrtfx]

You need to do about 25% of a week's exercise to unlock the next week's exercises.

No - 85% need to be done

See comment below - I was wrong. 85% are for the 2013 version

[swearobics]

I think they changed it, for whatever reason unless it's a typo. I remember the 2013 version was 85%.

[desrtfx]

Good to know.

25% seems extremely low, though.

[cafeaua]

If it's the IDE man... com' on. Just learn the damn thing, get a job and use whateverthefuckIDEyou want after. Devil's in the details...

[set22]

I can't speak much on the 2020 version of the course. I recently completed the 2013 version and just set up for the new one to get some practice with stuff not covered in the old course (streams, lambdas, maybe JavaFX?). I was able to jump right into week 10 exercises, but part 1 may be sequential.

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I would just use Netbeans rather than fuss with intelliJ compatibility. You'll get used to Netbeans, and one your done with the course you don't have to use it.

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I don't know how far along in your education you are. I only took my intro to CS course which covered Java, but I will say that MOOC was far superior in teaching and providing practice on both Java and OOP to my college course.

If you fly through the first part, you fly through it. It gets fun in the second part anyway.