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Teach yourself Java

  • 31-03-2008 03:44PM
    #1
    youthacademy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭


    Hey lads and lassies,

    I'm just coming to the end of a computer engineering course in UL. Programming skills in C/C++ are not too bad but we never covered Java in the course(suprising but true). Obviously this is what is required in the prgramming industry at the moment.
    Can anyone recommend to me a type of 'Teach yourself Java' book or something along those lines?

    Cheers,
    youthacademy


Comments

  • #2
    radioactiveman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 324 ✭✭radioactiveman


    Try doing the SCJP certification from Sun. It really will get you up to speed and you'll have a cert that's valued by companies.
    The book for it is the same price as the teach yourself books but it has everything in it.


  • #3
    DeJaMo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭DeJaMo


    The SCJP books will not teach you Java from scratch. They are geared towards passing the exam! Most Java developers usually have 1+ years work experience before doing to exam.

    Your best bet is with the head first java book.


  • #4
    PixelTrawler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,286 ✭✭✭PixelTrawler


    You could also consider asp.net/.net/c#

    This is also in demand


  • #5
    dhaddock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭dhaddock


    a college first year here. we are using Java Concepts by Cay Horstmann. it has everything you could need to get going and more :)


  • #6
    Dopey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 391 ✭✭Dopey


    radioactiveman wrote: »
    Try doing the SCJP certification from Sun. It really will get you up to speed and you'll have a cert that's valued by companies.
    The book for it is the same price as the teach yourself books but it has everything in it.

    I agree with radioactiveman.

    Get the SCJP book first and start with that. You will end up getting it anyway. With other books you will read the first few chapters and get bored, unless you're working with it and need it for reference. If you know C++ you will pick up Java without too much difficulty.

    The SCJP books keep you interested by the multiple choice questions at the end of each chapter. When you have gone through the book you can go for the certification. Only people that don't have it think that it's not worth it.


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