My First Day with JAVA

[rpk2006]

Hi Java Experts,

Please suggest me some best books on JAVA for beginers, and useful links. Also please suggest me which IDE should I use for programming.

Detailed help will be appreciated.

Rohit. There is always a new solution for the same problem.

Anonymous

 

[daniel135]

A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification, A Comprehensive Primer; by Khalid A. Mughal and Rolf W. Rasmussen

that's where to go if you want to be thorough. For starters, though, Sun's Java tutorial is a good start. Get a few 'noClassDefFound' Errors, then hit the book. Good luck!

 

[wushutwist]

Also, when you are first learning Java it is best not to use an IDE. Just use Notepad. This will force you to learn proper syntax instead of learning to rely on the IDE to auto-complete everything for you.

I agree "A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification" is an excellent book to learn from. Unfortunately I think the title turns some people away who are not worried about the certification. Overall, I have yet to find a better introductory book though. One drawback of this book for some people is the high-level academic style in which it is written (personnally I like that). If you don't like this style then I would suggest Ivor Horton's "Beginning Java 2 SDK 1.4 Edition".