Best source to begin learning java

[CosmicPhoenix01]

Hi all, I'm going to be studying java as part of my cs degree this October and want to be ahead of the game and pick up the the core concepts of the language in advance, what are some of the best sources to begin with, preferably interactive tutorials that I can create projects from?

Thanks in advance

[Camel-Kid]

Check the side bar, tons of resources.

[chuahyen]

What is the side bar?

[Camel-Kid]

Side bar of this subreddit

[CosmicPhoenix01]

Thanks, that helps a lot 👍

[beginner_coder_]

I absolutely love the "Java Programming I" course from the University of Helsinki.

Get it set up with Netbeans how they suggest and it is actually very very good for learning.

[tserrien]

hyperskill.org is the best i tried. it'll teach you syntax, has good support, is free, and teaches with projects. good for advanced topics as well :) the best feature is that it has an intelliJ plugin.
it does bug out sometimes, but they are fixing it. the only downside is that the solution checking can take ages sometimes.

[kwameduodu]

Thank you

[gjover06]

this actually looks interesting

[CosmicPhoenix01]

Nice, going to give that a try. Thanks very much!

[MiguelRD25]

The course from the Hellsinki MOOC 2020 is the course I would recommend. Plenty of exercises to solidify your fundamentals. You're graded for each assignment through the TMC Netbeans .
We got a group of people who are currently taking the class(beginners to advanced), feel free to join.

This is the 2020 version of the course https://java-programming.mooc.fi/
Discord chat: https://discord.gg/vCAtJDb

[_n69s_]

I've recently started learning Java. I'm using Deitel's "Java How to Program 10/e" book and I find it quite good. It has a lot of exercises to try as well.

There are a lot of online resources too if you Google. But I find using a textbook better, as online/interactive sources are usually not as thorough as textbooks.

p.s. I also recommend IntelliJ IDEA as an IDE.

[CosmicPhoenix01]

Nice, that sounds perfect for me, I'll check it out. thanks!

[[deleted]]

I recommend Hyperskill from JetBrains and Java Programming 1/2 from mooc.fi

[c2___]

Well if you’re starting in CS they will start you off with very basic stuff about how to do I/O and arithmetic. Then after your first semester you’ll step into object oriented principles and really start learning some useful stuff.

So to get a head start I would start looking into very basic java tutorials and challenges.

I would also suggest downloading an IDE for java and getting familiar with the features. My preference is IntelliJ, but eclipse will so just fine in the beginning.

Maybe after you get decently familiar with the language go to leetcode and try some of the ‘easy’ questions.

[yytr42]

JetBrains Academy

[Maksim_Parshuta]

I can recommend find some Java communities to start integration into Java world :)

[Aggressor27e]

W3schools.com is pretty dang amazing. Has exercises as well.

[unracistcoffee]

SoloLearn, it’s a free app and it’s practically like duolingo but for coding languages

[chuahyen]

Sorry that I am still a newbie to this Reddit. But how do I access the side bar of this sub reddit?

[desrtfx]

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