Want to learn Java

[malikmehmood]

Hi!

I have 06+ years of experience in IT and developing the softwares using
FoxPro, FoxBASE+, dBase, Cobol, VISUAL BASIC, SQL SERVER 7, MS ACCESS. As
well worked with TRUE DBGRID, CRYSTAL REPORTS.

I need some advice that how I can learn Java on my own as I can not take
classes due to too much travel.

If we need to use Java, what softwares we need to start Java Development
environment and the application. Appreciate if anybody give me a detail
reply and good book/ web sites.

Regards,
Malik

[Matthew Cromer]

"malikmehmood" <system_analyst@netzero.net> wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I have 06+ years of experience in IT and developing the softwares using
>FoxPro, FoxBASE+, dBase, Cobol, VISUAL BASIC, SQL SERVER 7, MS ACCESS. As
>well worked with TRUE DBGRID, CRYSTAL REPORTS.
>
>I need some advice that how I can learn Java on my own as I can not take
>classes due to too much travel.
>
>If we need to use Java, what softwares we need to start Java Development
>environment and the application. Appreciate if anybody give me a detail
>reply and good book/ web sites.
>
>Regards,
>Malik
>
>
>

Hi Malik.

Here is an excerpt from an email I sent to someone looking to break into
Java development.

Here is Sun's java website:

http://java.sun.com/



Sun's Java developer homepage is at:

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/?frontpage-main

The new to Java page is at:

http://developer.java.sun.com/develo...ning/new2java/

You can download the java development kits (JDKs) from:

http://java.sun.com/products/

I would recommend you download the JDK 1.3 standard edition for starter,
along with the JDK 1.3 api documentation.



You can download the Forte for Java from here:
http://www.sun.com/forte/

Forte is an IDE for Java that is free and works well. You do need a very
powerful PC to use it, and should have a ton of RAM. Java programs in general
require a lot of RAM.

I'd recommend you have at least a 400 MHz PC to use Forte, and you need at
least 192 MB or RAM or it will be slow and painful to use.

It is much easier if you use Forte though because it will show you the lists
of methods and properties as you type in your code. Without it you have
to remember exact spelling (case sensitive!) to get the stuff to compile.

There are other good IDEs for Java out there, but Forte is free and I like
it best of those I've tried. Be aware it is complex and it will take you
a long time to get really comfortable with it.


You can download Oracle 8i personal edition from:

http://otn.oracle.com/software/produ...ware_index.htm

You will have to register with OTN, but this is free.

Once you get 8i, you can set it up on your machine and use it as a database
for your Java study! I'd definitely recommend you do this: most enterprise
programming these days uses Oracle to store the data. Oracle knowledge is
very valuable!

[Chad]

Try the book "Teach Yourself JAVA in 24 Hours." You can download the JAVA
SDK from Sun's website for free. The URL and instructions are in the book.
This is all you need to have to write JAVA code.

Good luck


"malikmehmood" <system_analyst@netzero.net> wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I have 06+ years of experience in IT and developing the softwares using
>FoxPro, FoxBASE+, dBase, Cobol, VISUAL BASIC, SQL SERVER 7, MS ACCESS. As
>well worked with TRUE DBGRID, CRYSTAL REPORTS.
>
>I need some advice that how I can learn Java on my own as I can not take
>classes due to too much travel.
>
>If we need to use Java, what softwares we need to start Java Development
>environment and the application. Appreciate if anybody give me a detail
>reply and good book/ web sites.
>
>Regards,
>Malik
>
>
>