Head Start In Java Programming?

[tdrusk]

I am taking a college class in Java programming. What is the best way I can get started early?

[NovaAesa]

Maybe check out Sun's tutorials: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/
Or, maybe you could try figuring out your prescribed text book is and get it early and have a bit of a read though.

[tdrusk]

Maybe check out Sun's tutorials: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/
Or, maybe you could try figuring out your prescribed text book is and get it early and have a bit of a read though.

Awesome. The amount of sources for finding programming information is almost overwhelming. Thanks for narrowing it down.

[howlingmadhowie]

once you've got the basics down i can recommend two books:

SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide (Exam 310-055) (Certification Press Study Guides)--Sierra & Bates
ISBN-13: 978-0072253603

and, once you've read that:

Effective Java (2nd Edition)--Bloch
ISBN-13: 978-0321356680

both are excellent books.

[tdrusk]

I just got my book for this class. I start in exactly one week. The book is called Big Java. It looks pretty good and is introducing me to many new things.

[Babbage]

Ivor Horton's Beginning Java is good. Here's the first 28 pages Introducing Java in pdf: http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/44/07645687/0764568744.pdf