Will do, I appreciate the insight!!

Drink Java while programming in Java?

hm. not sure i agree. i'd prefer learning java SE then learning basic html/css/javascript instead of EE if you're looking for marketability. anyone looking to hire an entry java developer just needs you to know basic java. they'll assume you can learn EE on the job. on the other hand, html/css/javascript will open opportunities for web development in a wide variety of jobs as well, whereas knowing EE without it will not.

Learn javascript, rule the world


but seriously, what job DOESN'T require javascript these days!?

Job's that don't require web development :lol:. You guys provided him some really good info, highly agree with starting off with Java (not JavaScript). Learn everything you can about Object Oriented Programming, learn Java's syntax. You'll be able to pick up other OOP languages quite well, which is what will happen after Univserity, one gets a job and they'll want you to work in C++, Python, etc... and they'll give you a month crash course to learn C++ or whatever. By that point you should be comfortable enough with OOP concepts and looking up documentation on said language.



I agree with you here, this is somewhat situational though. As EE is built upon SE, and for a novice level programmer none of this actually matters yet, most companies will provide a crash course on EE seeing as most developers don't even know the differences between Java platforms. or frankly how many Java platforms exists.

@OP, good luck! post back with questions, it looks like there are quite a few very knowledgeable people around here. I was a CS major in College, focusing on software development. Worked with mostly Java through school and when thrown into the fires of C and Objectice-C.

Cheers, happy coding :cheers:

This post was edited by Petrusk on Jul 14 2015 08:01am

Guys I'm finally just starting to read some online introduction articles for Java, what program should I use to start writing and learning this stuff on? I'm not even sure I worded that right but I hope you guys understand.

I couldn't edit my post being locked now and all....

But what OS should I use? I'm currently on Windows 7 but if schools use a diff OS I would like to familiarize myself with it if need be. I don't really have any experience with other OS's but I have in the past partitioned my hard drive with hopes of learning Linux/Ubuntu and such, so I can do that again after I read up some refresher material on how to do so.

stick with windows. if a class requires linux, they'll probably provide an environment for you and teach you whatever commands are necessary for the class.

try out different IDEs and see which you like better. eclipse, netbeans, and intellij are all good choices. i think intellij has a free community edition, the others are free.

I know I can easily google this but could you tell me what an IDE is? If you don't want to explain just say google and I'll understand.

it's what you asked for.