Java - where do I start?

[FiveBots]

I'm looking for some nice sites to self learn, could anyone link me to them?

 

[70i]

You'd be better off getting a book then bouncing around websites.
Amazon.com: Java - Programming Languages: Books: Beginner's Guides, Reference, Servlets & More
Read the reviews, you can't go wrong with most java books. Do the coding exercises.

 

[kmjt]

https://www.udemy.com/java-tutorial

 

I'll always recommend TheNewBoston. I fucking hate this guy's voice but his videos are legit: Java Tutorial - Installing the JDK

 

If u need help with anything when learning feel free to ask me

 

[Frank]

IMO, you shouldn't start with an OO language like java. I started with java and when I look back, I realize that I really learned jackshit about coding my first two years with java. Try python or something first.

 

IMO, you shouldn't start with an OO language like java. I started with java and when I look back, I realize that I really learned jackshit about coding my first two years with java. Try python or something first.

Python is also object oriented. Python and Java are pretty similar.

 

[Frank]

Python is also object oriented. Python and Java are pretty similar.

Python can used functionally pretty easily though.

 

Python can used functionally pretty easily though.

So can Java

 

Python is also object oriented. Python and Java are pretty similar.

Python is at its core a multi-paradigm language. Java is object oriented at its core, with some tools to allow you to achieve what is *technically* functional programming. Regardless, you should probably not be doing purely functional programming in either language. Both offer support for functional programming so that the paradigm can be used to compliment your code as opposed to taking it over.

As for Java vs. Python, I would recommend Python. Java is a good language but it's slow and runs in the JVM. Python has a preposterous amount of power for a language that is arguably one of the easiest to learn. Plus to make a competent GUI you'll have to use Qt, which is a good skill to have in general as opposed to relying on JavaFX or Swing.