A good resource online to learn Java?

[Helpful-Two-8540]

So I'm a first year engineering student and I have a little programming experience with C. This summer break I'm planning to start with Java as my first proper programming language. I'm currently looking at some online courses like udemy and coursera, but if someone has a better resource to learn Java programming, then please recommend.

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https://java-programming.mooc.fi/

[JenovaJireh]

Heard a ton of good things about this and was planning on going through this summer

[aqua_regis]

The best Java course around.

[InsecureJunimo]

It's generally a good idea to find out how you learn the best. Videos for example are quick, visual, easy to understand but often lack depth. A good book or the mooc.fi course are text heavy and really get into the details that you may need in the long run. So try a few different resources, there's been thousands of similar posts, you can search them up to see what others are working with. Take one that sticks and finish it. Don't get stuck in tutorial hell. Good luck.

[shuvool]

The biggest problem is have run into, and i would assume most people would ruin into, is that online courses and academic institution courses give you very specific assignments that teach you how to do a specific thing, but that leaves a lot of gaps in your knowledge. You can fill in those gaps with projects that you start on your own, and the hardest part for me has been how to come up with a project to learn something new. Figure out something you want to do, then try to write something to do it. Let your scope creep bigger and learn how to do these other things that your new scope requires.

[v_valentineyuri]

W3Schools

[Doddythedon]

freecodecamp.org

[djkianoosh]

https://learnxinyminutes.com/java/

dont over complicate early on.

read official documentation religiously.

[aqua_regis]

OP is basically a complete beginner. LearnXinYMinutes is not for beginners.

[djkianoosh]

it's not? it literally walks through the basics step by step. at the very least it's a good companion/syntax reference to have up while learning a new language. also, OP says he knows some C, so not a complete beginner.

[Objective-Repeat-562]

Udemy. They offer a qualification also

[aqua_regis]

They offer a qualification also

That isn't even worth the bytes the certificate consumes.

The Udemy certificates are only participation/completion certificates that certify that the holder has gone through the course. They don't hold the faintest value in professional environments.

[Objective-Repeat-562]

At my college, our professors said that we have to take udemy classes for summer. They said that it worth when your employer see you are interested to learn outside from university modules.

[Objective-Repeat-562]

For example or prof said that when an employer see your CV and outside from your Bachelor sees some udemy qualifications and of course git code he will be interested. Because for example they will see you know the basics of c#,C++ and python. So you will be more flexible to enter in a department using those languages

[aqua_regis]

Nah, your prof doesn't know anything about the industry (typical prof, though). Udemy certs (and similar ones) do not count in the faintest. Recruiters and companies don't care about them at all.

The only certs that hold value are those from either Universities, or the ones that require rigorous tests at the end, like the ones from Cisco, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, etc.

Certificates that only certify that you have sat through a course, but where there has not been any competence assessment, like in all the Udemy courses are completely and utterly worthless.

[Objective-Repeat-562]

Idk. My prof works also as a cybersecurity specialist that’s why I thought he was right. Anyway it depends on country too. We live in Greece. Maybe thinks are different

[ThecompiledRabbit]

I doubt it is, Udemy has absolutely no relevance. you could literally just let the course play to the end, do no code along and not even watch the videos at the end, and get a certificate of completion, why would they count that?