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new to java. pls help me [message #986989]

Thu, 22 November 2012 17:25

dark knight

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Registered: November 2012

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hello friends i am new to java but determined to learn it . So can anyone pls suggest from where do i start i mean any good books or tutorials and also which version of eclipse wud be good for a beginer like me. Your suggestions will be valued near to my heart . thank you Smile

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Re: new to java. pls help me [message #987135 is a reply to message #986989]

Fri, 23 November 2012 17:36

Russell Bateman

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Registered: July 2009
Location: Provo, Utah, USA

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On 11/22/2012 10:43 AM, dark knight wrote:
> hello friends i am new to java but determined to learn it . So can
> anyone pls suggest from where do i start i mean any good books or
> tutorials and also which version of eclipse wud be good for a beginer
> like me. Your suggestions will be valued near to my heart . thank you :)

I would suggest...

Choose between Eclipse and NetBeans. NetBeans seemed simpler to me 5
years ago, the last time I looked at it. I say this in all honesty,
however, actual large-scale and commercial applications are developed
using Eclipse and not NetBeans (so much).

Assuming you choose Eclipse, ...

1. Just about any version starting with Galileo is fine, but I'd suggest
at least a version as recent as Helios.
2. Use http://www.vogella.com/eclipseide.html for its first three tutorials.
3. Read Head First Java from O'Reilly and do the example in one or more
Eclipse projects.
4. Come back here when you get stuck on Eclipse issues.
5. Go to javaranch.com or stackoverflow.com when you get stuck on Java
questions.

For help installing Eclipse, I suggest this forum. I also suggest the
first two steps in the following summary:

http://www.javahotchocolate.com/tutorials/eclipse-summary.html

You're in good hands here.

Best of luck to you.

Russ

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Re: new to java. pls help me [message #987142 is a reply to message #987135]

Fri, 23 November 2012 18:50

dark knight

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Dear Russel ,
Thanks a lot for ur guidance i am sure i am in bright side to learn java. And seriously i had not expected so much support for a newcomer .. Kudos sir. Thanks a lot. I will be in touch as soon as i get doubts .

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Re: new to java. pls help me [message #987166 is a reply to message #986989]

Fri, 23 November 2012 22:37

Andrew Gies

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Registered: October 2012

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google eclipse tutorial sourceforge, the first result is an amazing resource... On of the best getting started(s?) around... (sorry i couldn't post the link, i need to have more posts to be able to do that.)

andrewgies17 Very Happy

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Re: new to java. pls help me [message #987429 is a reply to message #987166]

Mon, 26 November 2012 15:08

dark knight

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dear andrew ,
i will surely go through the tutorials . thanks a lot. that will surely help me a lot Smile

pls stay in touch with ur valuable posts
thank you .

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Re: new to java. pls help me [message #987435 is a reply to message #987429]

Mon, 26 November 2012 15:31

Andrew Gies

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Registered: October 2012

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I think that the eclipse and java for total beginners (I know, a mouthful) is the best out of those. It's a download of 16, 10(ish) minute long videos, the first of which you can watch online. You do however need flash player, but one more download is worth it. When you're ready to move on from that, add to this post and i'll try to get you more tutorials. Very Happy

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Re: new to java. pls help me [message #987436 is a reply to message #987435]

Mon, 26 November 2012 15:33

Andrew Gies

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Registered: October 2012

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Ok, I just gained the ability to post links, here you go! http://eclipsetutorial.sourceforge.net/totalbeginner.html

Some things are left out of the video, so make sure to use the companion document, a list of valuable terms and definitions is toward the back of the document. Smile

andrewgies17

[Updated on: Mon, 26 November 2012 15:38]

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Re: new to java. pls help me [message #987440 is a reply to message #987436]

Mon, 26 November 2012 15:54

Russell Bateman

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Location: Provo, Utah, USA

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On 11/26/2012 8:34 AM, Andrew Gies wrote:
> Ok, I just gained the ability to post links, here you go!
> http://eclipsetutorial.sourceforge.net/totalbeginner.html

No, this isn't so good. It's based on Europa (2007). Many tutorials
elsewhere use modern Eclipse, in particular, the ones from vogella.de.

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