Two quick options - either to try or just use to inspire you. You should look into BlueJ. It was developed specifically for the purpose of making learning obje

Two quick options - either to try or just use to inspire you. You should look into BlueJ. It was developed specifically for the purpose of making learning object oriented techniques easier (with Java): http://www.bluej.org/ http://www.bluej.org/ Another option, is to think of Rails. Rails is known for getting programmers productive with very little setup - and there are videos online showing you how to build a blogging engine in 5 minutes. And there are a lot of similar series by the Rails guys that discuss various aspects. Try them out. You might make a lot of progress.