Learning Java
I'm fairly new to web programming, but over the last few months have tried to consume as much info as possible on HTML.
Now I pretty much have it sussed, I now want to attemt to crack Java.
Has anyone come accross a good book that I can get started with. (please, no one suggest dummies books as I don't think they're that good ! !)
Also, one more quick question. I want to try to learn somethiing esle as well as Java. Any suggestions ?
Cheers for any help.
RC posted this at 02:53 — 16th December 1999.
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I would stay away from Java right now and concentrate on other things that can help you. (In my opinion) Java seems more suited for creating amazing graphical effects than for other tasks. I spent quite a bit of time teaching myself java and I don't use it very often. MOST things that I wanted to do I ended up being able to do easier some other way.
I would learn JavaScript and VBscript and then learn how to make ASP pages. Also, I would download the trial version of Flash 4 and learn how to create simple .swf movies.
Heh, this is just my opinions so feel free to ignore them
. If you really just want to learn Java, I used a book called Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days or something like that. Good Luck.
Gil posted this at 03:39 — 16th December 1999.
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If you have any previous programming experience, I suggest you stick with what you know. If you've come from a background of windows programming (Basic), try to learn Javascript and VBScript and the eventually ASP. If you're experienced in the unix os, I suggest going with PHP. It's getting really popular right now, and it's so new that there are only 3-4 published books on it (although the ones that ARE published are good. If you're looking to get into web development, java isn't the way to go.
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RC posted this at 05:35 — 16th December 1999.
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What are ASP pages ?
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/faq/faqtoc.shtml
Also what is the difference between Java and Javascript?
Quite a bit. The syntax is similar, but Java is a programming language that is written and compiled. It can be used for the web (applets) or not (applications). JavaScript is a scripting language written directly into an HTML file that is interpreted by the browser. Check out this link.
http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/communicator/jsref/index.htm
I'm currently learning VB6 at college, so what is VBscript?
A scripting language based on VB. If you know visual basic, then vbscript is a breeze.
Is the difference the same as Java and Javascript? Sort of yeah.
xdawgx posted this at 14:39 — 16th December 1999.
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At the risk of sounding stupid, i'm going to ask a couple of questions about your answers.
What are ASP pages ?
Also what is the difference between Java and Javascript ?
I'm currently learning VB6 at college, so what is VBscript ?
(Is the difference the same as Java and Javascript?)
Once again, thanks for your answers.
Malte posted this at 18:37 — 16th December 1999.
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Today, Java is almost never used on websites that would be considered "high quality" (Of course there are exections) but it developed to become one of the most popular object oriented programming languages of today, and it is being used quite frequently to program enterprise level cross platform software, as is Smalltalk which is a pretty similar language just easier and more powerful.
Later,
Malte
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Randall posted this at 03:34 — 17th December 1999.
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Speaking of Java, does anyone know any GOOD java chats. Something with room and not just an irc client. (Or an IRC client that looks good). Something like microsoft chat or yahoo chat.
xdawgx posted this at 11:25 — 17th December 1999.
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Cheers for all the help.
I'd better get on and learn a bit of Javascript then ! !
Anonymous posted this at 15:11 — 17th December 1999.
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try some cgi or perl, you will find it useful in my opinion!!
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