What is the best way to learn Java - comp.lang.java.programmer

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:55:45 GMT, David Alexanderian <davidalex1@hotmail.com> wrote or quoted : >I have no programming experience, but I am eager to learn Java. Any advice? see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/gettingstarted.html -- Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green. Coaching, problem solving, economical contract programming. See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jgloss.html for The Java Glossary.

David Alexanderian <davidalex1@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<BB86AE00.1E72%davidalex1@hotmail.com>... > I have no programming experience, but I am eager to learn Java. Any advice? A good, free start is to look at the tutorials at java.sun.com. /Jesper Nordenberg

> I have no programming experience, but I am eager > to learn Java. Any advice? If I was you, I would check out the book 'Head First Java'. I wish this book was around when I started learning Java.

<ron@spamwall.com> wrote in message news:s6u2mvg46uketot54girm60slqi6jv0tpb@4ax.com... > > I have no programming experience, but I am eager > > to learn Java. Any advice? > > If I was you, I would check out the book 'Head First Java'. > I wish this book was around when I started learning Java. Agreed, which is why it got such a good review at TechBookReport (http://www.techbookreport.com). It'll be interesting to see if the follow-up book, (on EJB), is as good.