Ok so I'm starting to get into java, I know little about it so far but I've devoted at least an hour or so a day to figuring things out. I'd just like some suggestions for a few -very- basic programs to make. I'm literally the biggest noob on this forum when it comes to programming (As I am a physics/math major, not computer science like the rest of you fellows). That said I'm halfway decent with mathematical concepts (lol?) and other such nonsense! but anyhow, back on topic if you have some good suggestions or could come up with something easy to make I would greatly appreciate it!
I was learning Actionscript 3.0 and became frustrated with it. Jumped to Eclipse to try Java and am finding myself lost here too... I just don't feel like its something I can teach myself very well.
Try and think of a simple program that you could use, or maybe find a programing challenge site. You could make a player vs. computer tic-tac-toe game(or player vs. player if you want something easier).
Well I wasn't planning to do much at all with any sort of graphics or anything, I'd be in over my head with that, but making something like tic tac toe sounds like it would be just enough challenge for me right now, seeing as how I still have to google 95% of the code I use.
Also if anyone has any examples of anything like the above, and you're willing to share the code for learning purposes please do post here so that the rest of us could take a peak at how some things are done in order to get a good idea how to make our own projects :3
When you go to college, what do they teach you with?.... Answer: Books!
So go find a used bookstore, buy a cheap introductory guide to Java (there's TONS of them) and start with that.
It's basically like going to school and learning it there... except without the teacher to help you. *shrug*
I know a lot of people don't want to spend ANY money on a little side-hobby thing... but anyone truly interested in programming would do well to start there. There's lots of wonderful free online guides out there, too... but they are harder to find for beginner stuff.... so just go with Books.
That is how schools teach you, and there's a reason for that.
Edit: Plus, you can look through the book in the store, so you'll know if it is easy to understand or not.
I wanted to spend as little money as possible but perhaps a book would be useful. I've been finding online tutorials to read, but most of them don't like to explain the basics. I'll see if my brother has anything I can read (he's a 4th year comp science major so he probably has some old text books) not that that's really relevant...
omg check this out this guy has like 200 tutorials on java from the very basics to freaking making games! He starts with how to say hello world so litterally very beginging. Just type in thenewboston on youtube. That's his channel.
omg check this out this guy has like 200 tutorials on java from the very basics to freaking making games! He starts with how to say hello world so litterally very beginging. Just type in thenewboston on youtube. That's his channel.
Thanks! I need as many resources as I can get to be sure I get a full understanding of the basics
You are all awesome, thanks so much for being friendly to a noob such as myself :3
A basic calculator that has a whole bunch of functions on it by using if statements. An averaging program that keeps storing data to be averaged until you enter the number 999. And a program that finds the day easter is on when you enter a year because different every year. The last one is tricky so look up the formula. Btw I have made all these programs from my computer science class. If you want I can give you a whole bunch of basic labs
Hint try to see if you can do the second one without an array or dat file
try learning c++ too. I find it really unfortunate that so many people want to learn java, c++ is used far more commonly and has lots of advantages. java is ok for beginners. take a shot at c++ when you thing you've got the hang of it.
java and c++ are really similar syntaxwise, so migrating between them is really easy.
try learning c++ too. I find it really unfortunate that so many people want to learn java, c++ is used far more commonly and has lots of advantages. java is ok for beginners. take a shot at c++ when you thing you've got the hang of it.
java and c++ are really similar syntaxwise, so migrating between them is really easy.
try learning c++ too. I find it really unfortunate that so many people want to learn java, c++ is used far more commonly and has lots of advantages. java is ok for beginners. take a shot at c++ when you thing you've got the hang of it.
java and c++ are really similar syntaxwise, so migrating between them is really easy.
I'm learning both along with python right now.
AWESOME =] python's fun. it doesn't baby you like java does, and it has some neat syntax tricks. I still prefer c++, though I admit that python is fun.
As said before, thenewboston has useful tutorials, especially for those with no computer background (I am not of this nature, and probably skipped through half the material of his tutorials and went for the syntax and figured the rest out by myself).
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Also if anyone has any examples of anything like the above, and you're willing to share the code for learning purposes please do post here so that the rest of us could take a peak at how some things are done in order to get a good idea how to make our own projects :3
ex: multipy divide subtract add percentage sqaure root and so on
thats what i did and i learned alot about the syntax from this
(i am a semester through my computer science ap class at my school)
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i found this site for you it gives you lots of little puzzles and tutorials
you can just type in code into the puzzles and it compiles them on the site itself and prints it
http://codingbat.com/
Man that is EXACTLY what I was looking for!
So go find a used bookstore, buy a cheap introductory guide to Java (there's TONS of them) and start with that.
It's basically like going to school and learning it there... except without the teacher to help you. *shrug*
I know a lot of people don't want to spend ANY money on a little side-hobby thing... but anyone truly interested in programming would do well to start there. There's lots of wonderful free online guides out there, too... but they are harder to find for beginner stuff.... so just go with Books.
That is how schools teach you, and there's a reason for that.
Edit: Plus, you can look through the book in the store, so you'll know if it is easy to understand or not.
Thanks! I need as many resources as I can get to be sure I get a full understanding of the basics
You are all awesome, thanks so much for being friendly to a noob such as myself :3
Hint try to see if you can do the second one without an array or dat file
java and c++ are really similar syntaxwise, so migrating between them is really easy.
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I'm learning both along with python right now.
AWESOME =] python's fun. it doesn't baby you like java does, and it has some neat syntax tricks. I still prefer c++, though I admit that python is fun.
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Over 200 java and many other tuts. This is how i started learning Java and PHP