(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hey guys I was wondering what the best website to learn java from was? I would prefer it to be free, but if I have to pay I am will to.

If you are wanting to learn I'd recommend TheNewBoston as his tutorials generally follow what a book would just instead of going into detail, it gives a quick overview with examples.

If you really want to learn how to program using Java, buy a book. You can find the books online in pdf but not all of them. You will also want to note that many online open source tutorial websites have the chance of being up to 8 year out of date, meaning methods could have been changed or are no longer being implemented.

Here is a book that came out in 2011, not too much has changed since then since it is a beginners book. You must login or register to view this content.

When you get into the more intermediate and advanced books, that's when you will want recent books for application security, up to date info on the current language structure, as well as new class libraries that are now being used instead.

My thing about open source is that it should be used as a reference, not as a way to learn a language. I'm learning C++, 250 pages into a 1,100 page book. I've learned a lot just from that than I'd ever learn from references.

What becomes nice about the book once you are done with it, it becomes a reference book itself once you finish.

Thanks so much for your reply! And I am taking computer science this school year, and the school I go to covers java in the first semester so I will have a book. I was looking for resources like you listed to give me further help if I needed it and maybe a general overview of the language.

Yea, stick with the book and if you really just need a reference or help, my advice is ask the professor. Professors generally have 10+ years of experience with the language they are teaching so it's a good idea to just ask for examples.

I've taken my semester worth of Java and to be fair, I don't care for the language. It's completely OOP and does have certain performance capabilities that C++ doesn't have in regards to how it is compiled and run in comparison to single compilation of code. C++ however has a take that is much more beneficial to myself in the sense that I will have much more control over what I program.

Java is a great language nonetheless. I'm more oriented towards C# and C++ right now. I can write in Java, I just don't prefer doing it.

Thanks for all of your advice man, it is much appreciated!

No problem, if you need any more help just let me know. ^_^

I personally don't recommend thenewboston, I prefer this Java series from UDEMY . com by John Purcell. I've learned a bit from him and I liked how he explains stuff.

I strongly recommend getting the book Head First Java, it will make you a pro at coding in Java with an easy to understand and well thought out book that will captivate you.

TNB is good for referencing.



It won't make you pro, it's just basic concepts to programming with Java. You still have intermediate, Professional, and Expert books on languages.