Begin in java

[Sirber]

Hi

I'd like to learn the basis of Java. Any good site?

Thanks!

[pelle412]

Try this from SUN Microsystems.

Java Tutorial (http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/index.html)

[Sirber]

Aren't they books?

[pelle412]

I think there's enough there to get you started. Once you've understood the basics, you're in a better position to choose a book that will help you achieve higher proficiency.

[Sirber]

So it's quotes from the books? Or "online books" ?

[mezzanine]

Java 2 - A Beginner's.Guide 2003 - Herbert Schildt is a good start..

[Doom9]

I second the java tutorial. While I learned the basics in college, I later took a class in java network programming, ordered the book they suggested (core java vol.2) but the book took so long getting to me, the class was already over, and I had aced the exam (and lab work that made up most of the final grade). In the absence of a book, I turned to the first reference my teacher gave, and that was the java tutorial at sun.

[zulu]

i found "thinking in java" to be a very very good book
http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/
available as ebook and printed

[tiki4]

The problem with Java seems to be there's just too many sites and books with tons of information. I guess it's clearly more than with any other language. I mostly learned programming Java from a book, coming from C++ I found it quite good: Addison-Wesley, Learning Java.

Nothing for a head start, though, but a mostly complete overview of the Java language, IMHO.

Cheers,

tiki4