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Ask HN: I'm gonna have to go ahead and ask you to learn Java.
Any recommendations on books or resources to get up to speed with Java quickly. I'm a pretty experienced programmer looking to port some iOS applications to Android and get to know Java so I know when to dip into the Java platform from Clojure.
Also, where can the java community be found online? Thanks in advance.
- mindcrime 15y agoAny recommendations on books or resources to get up to speed with Java quickly My knowledge of Java books is probably pretty out of date, but I got some mileage out of the Deitel & Deitel book Java: How To Program. Also, where can the java community be found online? http://www.jroller.com http://www.jroller.com http://www.theserverside.com http://www.theserverside.com http://saloon.javaranch.com http://saloon.javaranch.com all come to mind...
- andymoe 15y agoGreat - thanks so much!
- akat 15y agoReg. community, the list cannot be complete without the SO tag - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/java http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/java
- andymoe 15y agoCool. What about java related IRC channels?
- mindcrime 15y agoOn Freenode: ##java #spring #eclipse #jboss #hibernate #lucene are ones I sometimes lurk in, that are fairly active. The Triangle (NC) Java User's Group also have a channel, but it's not terribly active most of the time. #trijug (again, on Freenode) Also, if you're not already in #startups, it's a channel full of HN users... might be of interest to ya.
- andymoe 15y agoSweet! Thanks for the great list.
- diolpah 15y agoI would like to put in a plug for EFNet #java - idle there long enough and you may learn some things. Disclaimer: I am an op there.
- jdhok 15y agoThe official Java tutorial is also worth taking a look at. It's free, updated and more concise compared to most books.