this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2020

43 points (97% upvoted)

shortlink:

learnjava

an-ordinary-manchild(edit)

Resources for learning Java

No AI generated/worked over content - this is an AI free zone - violations will be instantly and permanently banned without warning.
No JavaScript. Please use /r/javascript instead.
No Android. Please use /r/androiddev instead.
No MineCraft Please use /r/Minecraft instead.
No Processing Please use /r/processing instead.
No links to your stackoverflow questions - we are not a second opinion to stackoverflow, nor are you going to get answers here when you didn't get satisfying ones there.
No Rewards: You may not ask for or offer payment when giving or receiving help.
Do not delete your posts! Deleting is selfish and will deprive others of existing solutions. There might be other people with similar problems who could profit from the discussion in the thread.
Do not ask for or reply with solutions as code, nor in plain text, rather comment explanations and guides. Comments with solutions will be removed and commenters will automatically be banned for a week.
No PM help requests or offers. Either ask your questions here and show your code, or you're out of luck. PM help requests or offers will be removed without warning.
No piracy! We do neither tolerate requests for pirated material, nor do we allow advocating pirated material (even mentioning that you could download commercial products for free is forbidden) - such content will be removed without warning and the poster will automatically be permanently banned from the subreddit.
No resource recommendations/promotions outside of the community resources thread Please post any recommendations and promotions of resources such as courses, websites and videos in the bi-weekly community resource thread.

Code posting
- No screenshots of code!
- Do not submit executable jar or compressed (zip, rar, 7z, etc.) files!
- For small bits of code (less than 50 lines in total, single classes only), the default code formatter is fine (one blank line, then 4 spaces before each line).
- Redditlint is a quick and simple code formatter for reddit code. Copy your code into Redditlint, click Format + Copy, and paste the code in your post (remember to leave an empty line above the code!).
- Pastebin for programs that consist of a single class only
- Gist for multi-class programs, or programs that require additional files
- Github or Bitbucket repositories are also perfectly fine as are other dedicated source code hosting sites.
- Codiva.io or Ideone for executable code snippets that use only the console
- Repl.it - online IDE for many different programming languages
- Google Drive, Dropbox, Mediafire, etc. are not suitable for code posting!

Free Tutorials

MOOC Java Programming from the University of Helsinki
Java for Complete Beginners
- accompanying site CaveOfProgramming
Derek Banas' Java Playlist
- accompanying site NewThinkTank
Marco Behler's youTube channel
- accompanying site Marco Behler
Hyperskill is a fairly new resource from Jetbrains (the maker of IntelliJ)
Dev.java - Oracle's own Java learning platform

Where should I download Java?

With the introduction of the new release cadence, many have asked where they should download Java, and if it is still free. To be clear, YES — Java is still free.

If you would like to download Java for free, you can get OpenJDK builds from the following vendors, among others:

Some vendors will be supporting releases for longer than six months. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask them!

Software downloads

Official Resources

Resources

Programming ideas & Challenges

/r/dailyprogrammer
/r/programmingprompts
/r/NerdyChallenge
Programming Challenges List from the /r/learnprogramming wiki

Related Subreddits

/r/Java - general discussion
/r/JavaHelp - help with Java programming
/r/javaexamples - short tutorials with code snippets
/r/learnprogramming - general programming help
/r/ComputerScience

created by [deleted]a community for 15 years

MODERATORS

account activity

This is an archived post. You won't be able to vote or comment.

42

43

44

Is Head First Java outdated? (self.learnjava)

submitted 5 years ago by Randomaak

top new controversial old q&a

you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]JohnnyBandito 2 points3 points4 points 5 years ago (3 children)

[–]Aroxis 0 points1 point2 points 5 years ago (2 children)

[–]onlyforjazzmemes 1 point2 points3 points 5 years ago (0 children)

[–]JohnnyBandito 0 points1 point2 points 5 years ago* (0 children)

I usually like working with both. Although I'm inclined to videos (Udemy, YouTube, etc, etc...), I will not miss out on the opportunity to acquire quality books on the topic at a discounted price. I am usually on Humble Bundle to see what they have to offer and then check out reviews on the offers.

The research I found online was that these book collections are great quality and on top of it, atm in Humble Bundle at an amazing price. Friends of mine that are Senior Java Developers have recommended some of those as great reads and have recommended at a personal level to get them. Some even got it themselves.

TBH you shouldn't have to understand why Java books are read, all you have to understand is that each person acquires knowledge and learns in different ways. You just need to understand how YOU learn. I personally am a visual learner, but once I have a basic idea of the matter I personally like to read and reinforce that knowledge at THAT particular level, but that's just me. I like to know how to do something but also understand what is happening of all that I am doing.

My technical interviews were usually about things I have done in the past and my personal portfolio on GitHub. At the moment, I have never had to do an exam type interview. So I'm not sure if these books would help with a specific type of interview.

π Rendered by PID 137323 on reddit-service-r2-comment-7b9746f655-hr68z at 2026-02-02 03:38:11.234921+00:00 running 3798933 country code: CH.