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1. WheelsAtLargeJun 2022
   There is no best way. Just start and power thru it until it makes sense and you can complete a good size project. I'd suggest an android project but that's me. Pick something useful to you.

   Here's a book to get you started:

   https://www.amazon.com/Java-Beginners-Guide-Herbert-Schildt-...

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2. haunterMar 2022
   What are some good resources to learn Java? I only heard about this book being _really_ good https://www.amazon.com/Java-Beginners-Guide-Herbert-Schildt/...
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3. dhimesMar 2008
   I started with Java Swing (O'Reilly) and Complete Reference (Schildt). It's funny--Java's tough, but I really didn't know the difference because I had no GUI language with which to compare. I had done a lot of (non-GUI) work in Mathematica (which I love), so I found Java cumbersome, but I also was interested by the story of the development of OOP and I figured it was worthwhile to learn.

   Now I've found Python, which has a lot of the characteristics of Mathematica, and is very fun. But I have to fix my Java printing issues before I can play with it. (If I can figure out how to deploy it as a GUI desktop app I could better justify spending more time with it).

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