barefootpaul is studying Java
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3 months ago
I want to learn Java and write enterprise apps with it.
I will get certification!
How to learn Java
It made me
useful 
"Java itself is awful, but the frameworks and tools make it fun."
How I did it: I put that this goal took me 5 years, but that was mostly from procrastination and not having a Java project at work.
If you know C or C++ or took some Computer Science classes, Java will come naturally.
Lessons & tips: The Java language itself is unarguably boring. It's basically C++ with no memory management to worry about.
The power of Java is:
- frameworks like Spring and JUnit
- tooling, like Maven and Eclipse
- wide industry use, so it's a valuable skill in the work force
- the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) make it possible for funner/newer/sexier languages like Groovy and JRuby to work at companies running Java (think of it as a trojan horse that is actually good)
If you want your mind blown, pick up a language with closures (like Ruby or Groovy) or a Functional language (Lisp, Haskell, Erlang).
Java
is a Chevy that will get you from point A to point B, and Groovy is
akin to a sports coupe that will get you there in style. In my
opinion, no language has ever equated to a Porsche, Ferrari, or McLaren
F1.
Resources: Start a web app on Google App Engine.
Save yourself some time and use Apache open source frameworks, especially Maven, their Commons package, Tomcat, Axis2, etc.
Don't waste your time on Java Certification, but instead find a problem and solve it.
Avoid Java on the desktop, such as the Swing framework. It's about the most tedious API in the programming universe. Oh, maybe not as tedious as EJB (Enterprise Java Beans version 2... EJB 3.0 looks much better).
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Learning Java is mainly recreational for me. (Show’s how nerdy I can be sometimes)
I’m fluent in PHP, and use it on an almost daily basis. Been writing Web Apps for about 4 years now and would like to venture into desktop & mobile apps too.
I bought “Head First Java” and “Beginning Java ME Platform”.
“Head First Java” has been awesome so far. I’m able to see how Java relates very strongly to PHP in some aspects. Since I know PHP and Javascript so well, it’s been a breeze so far. A little boring though… I don’t much care to write apps for the console.
Can’t wait for the section on GUIs!
Pass the SCJP Exam
7 months ago
What I have to do is :
1. Spending 30 minutes each workdays and 120 minutes each weekdays to study with the SCJP book
2. Do a mock exam, confirm the score
3. Buy a voucher
4. Have the exam!
5. Pass it!
How long I’ll need to do them:
1. 2 months = 72 hours study time
2. 1 day = 2 hours for best case. Worst case could be followed by starting over number 1 with a month of learning again and 2 hours again for number 2
3. 1 week
4. 2 weeks
5. 1 day
Averagely will need: 3-4 months for that
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It's part of my education
12 months ago
It’s part of my education so I have to learn basics of Java programming. Not only because of that since when one has skills to create new software with Java, it gets easier to extend software made by others. While it’s good to learn several other programming languages, Java has it’s place for various usage cases.
Took a Summer Class
14 months ago
and got a B. But it’s all good. I’m able to write this language pretty fluently now. My main flaw is being naturally careless. I would make a terrible compiler/debugger.
I want to learn Java
15 months ago
I started to learn several times, but lost interest every time after a few chapters in the book.
I restarted now, hoping this time it will be much succesful.
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