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i need to learn java but i have no background in programming. can anyone please recommend me a book or some websites to start off with? many thanks!:smile:
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What about Thinking in Java by Bruce Eckel? I started with that one... I believe she is free on his website (as PDF)...
objects first by Michael Kolling
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jermaindefoe
objects first by Michael Kolling


I second this.
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objects first by Michael Kolling


I third it. The book starts from the absolute beginning and comes with a CD that has exercises to do which follow on from the book.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Objects-First-Java-Practical-Introduction/dp/013197629X
yeh im glad peeps agree :d

one thing tho, the lecturer who wrote it (my soon to be lecturer :wink: ) is releaseing a 4th edition, its out on the 29th of august, so you may want to wait till then to buy it, you wont miss out on much if you get the third edition however

and tbh its an absaloute gem of a book, the cd is really good with tasks throughout each unit, so you dont jsut copy from the book, you actually get to solve problems whilst learning the most important points of OOP
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any open source content online which will help teach java from scratch?
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www.tutorialgenius.com
Java video tutorials.
Im also starting a site which will have java video tutorials/other programming stuff.
www.live-cs.com

Videos are great for newbies getting started with programming imo, much easier then reading a book.

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