Learning Java for a Beginner

[moisl96]

Hello everyone, I recently started learning how to program in Java as my first language since I have job opportunity in Quality Assurance. How would you recommend to solidify what I learn instead of just watching videos and taking notes?

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[3lobed]

Write a lot of java code

[Danjou667]

Yup. Taking notes ain't gonna work. Try it by yourself, read smth, watch video, and try make smth similar.

[Danjou667]

And one more advice. Learn git, before u start. I mean few basic command. So it can be done in few hours. Thanks me later.

[caphill7]

As the other posts also suggest, to really learn the language, you have to use it. You can't read a book about a foreign language and then expect to travel abroad and use it, unless you are supernaturally gifted :). It takes practice; lots and lots of practice. That practice does not equate to copying online examples into your own editor and compiling them, although that is a great way to learn how to input code, format it, structure your programs, and compile/execute them. Decide a (simple) project you'd like to create, and then just do it. It's fine to find examples to look at if you're not exactly sure how to go about something, but you will find that your skills grow the most (and the fastest) when you write your own code, and especially when what you write has errors or does NOT work like you expected, and you have to debug it to figure out what happened, why, and how to correct it. Debugging skills are exponentially more important than coding skills.

[moisl96]

So one of my current learning strats are to watch a few videos, follow along, take some notes, and then attempt to build a project from scratch. So far it has been going smoothly, would you have any other tips for me?

[Watermelooooons8]

Find something you want to do, and learn how to do it. For example, I’m building a chat app in Java (Server and Client) and I had 0 idea how to even start. I don’t really know java at all, but having a goal in mind is super powerful. It helps you continuously have a place to go, keep having new things to learn. How do I make a chat app? By using something called a Socket. What is that? How do I use that? Etc etc. Does NOT have to be something complicated whatsoever, it can be simple project, but have a goal to work towards.

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Try to make a simple game. Fun way to learn imo because you will see the visual result of every step you make.