Not having a good time with java

[Sara]

I recently(like two weeks ago)started taking an intro to java class. I am
having a very hard time with it. My teacher doesn't bring it down to idiot
level which is about where I am at right now. I learned visual basic with
no problem so I do not understand why java is so difficult for me. Do you
have any suggestions for books or other resources I could check out? I need
something that is really for beginners that will explain why I am typing
system.out or public class blah blah, not just telling me to do it just because.


Thank you

[Bhupinder]

Here are a couple of sites that might help. Select "Java" from the menu on
the left at these sites.

http://www.1001tutorials.com/
http://www.hot-oracle.com/

These sites are also very good.
http://java.about.com/cs/tutorialsb/index.htm
http://www.programmersheaven.com/

Also, do a search on www.google.com and www.yahoo.com for "java tutorial".

Hope this helps.

[Mark]

Sara,

Moving from Microsoft to open source is a significant paradigm shift. MS
makes so many things transparent and often easy, relative to things in the
java world. Java itself is a simple, elegant language. Leveraging java
and related technologies to build solutions, however, can be far more intimidating
to the inexperienced than walking through the wizard-like environments common
with Microsoft tools, imho. As someone with considerable experience on both
sides of the fence, I sometimes joke to myself that there is a conspiracy
in the open source world aimed at keeping newbies out.

Having said that, it sounds like you may be hung up on inexperience with
OO programming as much as anything right now. VB is hardly object-oriented,
and OO concepts alone may take a while to soak in for you if they are new
to you. My advice is to just hang in there. Take small bites, and pester
your teacher for good answers to good questions. The good news is that if
you learn java, you can also quickly be up to speed on C#, another fine tool
in your toolbag. The two languages are incredibly similar.

Good luck,

Mark

"Sara" <java.@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>I recently(like two weeks ago)started taking an intro to java class. I
am
>having a very hard time with it. My teacher doesn't bring it down to idiot
>level which is about where I am at right now. I learned visual basic with
>no problem so I do not understand why java is so difficult for me. Do you
>have any suggestions for books or other resources I could check out? I
need
>something that is really for beginners that will explain why I am typing
>system.out or public class blah blah, not just telling me to do it just
because.
>
>
>Thank you

The best book for newbie java programmers imho, is Beginning Java by Ivor
Horton. It is by far the most explained and easiest to learn from Java book
I have encountered. It is as close to a "Java for Dummies" book you can
get, and still cover every facet of the language in detail.

I imagine if you are taking this class in college, you are being forced to
use the Deitel and Deitel book, which is very convoluted, jumps around from
place to place, and is very vague in description and learning technique.
That is what I had to use for both Java and Advanced Java in college. I
missed enough from the both classes just from the poor learning materials,
I bought the Beginning Java book and had a lot of my questions answered through
self reading and study in that book.

Give it a try. You will like the book.




"Sara" <java.@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>I recently(like two weeks ago)started taking an intro to java class. I
am
>having a very hard time with it. My teacher doesn't bring it down to idiot
>level which is about where I am at right now. I learned visual basic with
>no problem so I do not understand why java is so difficult for me. Do you
>have any suggestions for books or other resources I could check out? I
need
>something that is really for beginners that will explain why I am typing
>system.out or public class blah blah, not just telling me to do it just
because.
>
>
>Thank you

[Dave]

"Sara" <java.@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>I recently(like two weeks ago)started taking an intro to java class. I
am
>having a very hard time with it. My teacher doesn't bring it down to idiot
>level which is about where I am at right now. I learned visual basic with
>no problem so I do not understand why java is so difficult for me. Do you
>have any suggestions for books or other resources I could check out? I
need
>something that is really for beginners that will explain why I am typing
>system.out or public class blah blah, not just telling me to do it just
because.
>
>
>Thank you

[Dave]

"Sara" <java.@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>I recently(like two weeks ago)started taking an intro to java class. I
am
>having a very hard time with it. My teacher doesn't bring it down to idiot
>level which is about where I am at right now. I learned visual basic with
>no problem so I do not understand why java is so difficult for me. Do you
>have any suggestions for books or other resources I could check out? I
need
>something that is really for beginners that will explain why I am typing
>system.out or public class blah blah, not just telling me to do it just
because.
>
>
>Thank you

Try This:

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutor...ava/index.html

I just started Java too!! This is a very very good place to start.