Is Java your first programming language and do you want to get up and running fast? Or maybe you are already an experienced programmer in another language and want to give Java a try?
Let Foojay.io, Friends Of OpenJDK, help you get started!
1. Install Java
Let’s first check if you already have Java installed. If not, we provide step-by-step instructions for each operating system below.
- Check Your Java Installation
- Install Java (Windows)
- Install Java (Mac OS X)
- Install Java (Linux)
- Find Another Java Version
2. Get Started
In less than 30 minutes, let’s go from choosing an editor to using the latest Java language features.
- Choosing an Editor (00:01:07)
- “Hello World!” (00:02:42)
- Using Arguments and String Arrays (00:02:10)
- Working with Numbers (00:02:08)
- If, Then, Else (00:03:14)
- Enum and Switch (00:02:45)
- Using Methods (00:02:32)
- Using Objects (00:04:07)
- Reading a Text File (00:05:39)
- Using Streams (00:02:53)
- What’s Next? (00:00:035)
3. Next Steps
You’ve now absorbed the basics of the Java programming language!
Here are some of the next steps you can take with the knowledge you now have.
Learn more on Foojay.io Today.
Here on Foojay.io you can find hundreds of blog posts, but we filtered out the ones that will help you to get started with Java:
Foojay Today Posts for Java Beginners
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