Best Java Book

[Weso_P]

Hi Everyone,

I am currently looking for your opinion on the best book to learn Java in 2020. Ive read that Head First is great but it seems a bit outdated?

Thank you!

W

 

[Steamy Tom]

head first was great when i used it

 

[Weso_P]

Hi @Steamy Tom, thank you. Do you feel like it would still be relevant in 2020?

 

[Steamy Tom]

Hi @Steamy Tom, thank you. Do you feel like it would still be relevant in 2020?

yes and no, it will teach you a lot of fundamentals. they also have another more general programming one i think also.

 

[callvm]

Also take a look at this course, its online, completely free and highly-acclaimed in the Java community:

About the course - Java Programming

Helsingin yliopiston kaikille avoin ja ilmainen ohjelmoinnin perusteet opettava verkkokurssi. Kurssilla perehdytään nykyaikaisen ohjelmoinnin perusideoihin sekä ohjelmoinnissa käytettävien työvälineiden lisäksi algoritmien laatimiseen. Kurssille osallistuminen ei vaadi ennakkotietoja ohjelmoinnista.

java-programming.mooc.fi

 

[cguy]

Here you go. You can thank me later.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language

 

[Johnatan56]

Here you go. You can thank me later.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language

A very, very long time later.

@OP, older one is fine, you're just doing the basics, after that look into a Java FP course.

 

[DrearyPitt]

One of the best java books out there is Java All In One For Dummies. Highly recommended and reviewed by others too. It's a cross between a beginner's guide and a reference but I think it's the easiest way you'll become an intermediate java dev.

 

[randomcat]

Hackerrank got a 30 days of code. It has a half hour tutorial and a small problem to solve with a few test cases. I'm doing it just to revise because I've been coding in JavaScript for a while(oh sweet types).
You can use any language for the solution. I'm doing it in Microsoft Java.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Hackerrank got a 30 days of code. It has a half hour tutorial and a small problem to solve with a few test cases. I'm doing it just to revise because I've been coding in JavaScript for a while(oh sweet types).
You can use any language for the solution. I'm doing it in Microsoft Java.

what is microsoft java?

 

[cguy]

what is microsoft java?

C#

 

[Steamy Tom]

C#

well played xD

 

[Analog Revenant]

Here you go. You can thank me later.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language

I'm normally mostly a java dev, but used to write programs in C. Gonna dive in again and get the book, thanks cguy

 

[Analog Revenant]

Hi Everyone,

I am currently looking for your opinion on the best book to learn Java in 2020. Ive read that Head First is great but it seems a bit outdated?

Thank you!

W

when I started out with Java 1 in what feels like a previous lifetime, I found Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in Java" really helpful. It will obviously be totally outdated by now, so probably not a good read in 2020..