Java Beginner

[Guest_imported]

I've just started getting interested in java. I've tried all sorts of 'beginner' web sites but found the tutorials move to fast with little explanation. Although I've been writing programs, I don't really know what I'm doing. Does anyone know a true beginners site or any other way for me to get in to java.

Thanks in advance!

 

[sedj]

If I were you, I'd buy "Learning Java" published by O'Reilly. Fantastic book. Its not easy, but the explanations are thorough with good example code.
The only way to learn java if you are doing so from scratch is to keep writing simple code, breaking it, debugging it, and re-writing until you know what it does !!

 

[PieterWinter]

Another excellent book (at least I found it very pleasant reading material) is the book "Thinking in Java", 2nd edition, from Bruce Eckel.

It's available in print, but also in electronic form. You can download it from his web-site

http://www.bruceeckel.com

 

[Guest_imported]

Thanks for the advice. Went to that Bruce Eckel site and got a few downloads

 

[2323f2]

I'm just learning Java and have a sample program I'm trying to decrypt. Does anyone know what the literal /001 is equivalent to in C?