Java-Corner

[imported_krish]

Let me give some tips about how to start Java Programming.

First and foremost requirement is YOU TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS. Unless you do that, you cannot enjoy the taste of Java. For that the best book to date is Thinking in Java, by Bruce Eckel. Read this bulky one like a novel and you will enjoy it.

Once you get the taste of OOP. start with simple programs like HelloWorld, refer to online articles about what each and every word and statement in the program actually means.

Compilers

Go to java.sun.com, downloads section and download the latest JDK 5.

That is all you need to develop Java applications.

Practise one or two programs, compile them using command line. Get to know how to compile and run from the command line.

Now go to jcreator.com and download the LE version of the best IDE for beginners - JCreator. Trust me, I have tried tons of IDE's out there and JCreator is the best. I believe it is written in VC++, and it is much faster than many other Java-written-IDE's.

As you get more and more familiar using an IDE, go to eclipse.com and download eclipse, the visual studio for Java developers.

Books

The best for beginners is undoubtedly Head First Java. I don't even want to mention about any other book, which might raise its level because it is mentioned along with the Head First Java.

Online Help

There are lots of articles online. There is a Sun tutorial, but it's for those who can understand Java well, not for those who want to understand Java well.

Register to some good Java news boards and visit it as much as possible.

Take some data structure programs written in C++ and implement the same in Java. You will learn a lot.

[enguy]

This is an excellent piece of free software. Download from here. Excellent software.
http://www.download.com/Java-Gui-Bui...ml?tag=lst-0-1

[sinja]

Could someone just give a small briefing in simple words about what Struts, Hibernate and other such frameworks are all about.
I am well versed with Java and looking for an advance course, so not able to decide which of these courses to go for? Any suggestions?

[deuce]

Java isn't that hard to learn, I don't know why many people have a hard time. Maybe after coding in a non-object language for a long time makes you get used to it.

[Fry]

A framework for writing Web-based applications in Java that supports the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. Struts is deployed as JSP pages using special tags from the Struts tag library, which includes routines for building forms, HTML rendering, storing and retrieving data and business logic.

Struts are a framework. Its quite technical as you can see and not something that should be attempted unless you have a good understanding of Java itself.

[Faucet]

yeah it's not that hard. But i don't see it's use really for regular websites... besides maybe detecting the viewer's browser and then choosing the script for it using hte if...then code. I need to learn the oop or w/e though before i guess.

[Will.Spencer]

Java is also good for non-web code.

Java is especially good if cross-platform portability is important for your application.