Learning Java

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Would anyone happen to have a highly recommended book for learning JME's programming language Java?

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Download an IDE

I use Eclipse  http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

It includes a hello world tutorial



then do SUNs tutorials

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/

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Book = Head Start Java

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Also another good source (free e-books) via Bruce Eckel:



http://www.mindviewinc.com/Books/

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My wife is learning Java currently and found this site extremely useful:

http://javabat.com



It seems pretty cool for beginners trying to work through the complexities of Java.

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I also used a peculair site when trying to learn Java:

http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jgloss.html



Although the site seems a bit chaotic, it’s a very good site for beginners.

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Alright Great, thanks alot guys.

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if you want to have some fun, there is a java implementation of minesweeper where you can plug in your own solvers (simply implement a given interface). there once was a contest to solve some fields, and my solver was by far the fastest one. you might want to try to beat it :slight_smile:

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I highly recommend Head Start Java as well as their Design Patterns book.



…excellent series.

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darrenl said:

I highly recommend Head Start Java as well as their Design Patterns book.

...excellent series.


I double that
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darrenl said:

I highly recommend Head Start Java as well as their Design Patterns book.

...excellent series.


You mean "Head First", right?
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Google would've figured it out :wink: