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Java SE: Foundations
This course takes you on your first steps with Java, one of the most widely used programming languages in the world. You’ll learn the fundamental features of the language: enough to read and write short Java programs.
Beginner
- Course
Java SE: Foundations
This course takes you on your first steps with Java, one of the most widely used programming languages in the world. You’ll learn the fundamental features of the language: enough to read and write short Java programs.
Beginner
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What you'll learn
Java is one of the world’s go-to programming languages – especially in enterprises. But let’s be honest: learning Java is a lot of effort. If you’re new to the language, you can feel overwhelmed by its many, many features.
In this course, Java SE: Foundations, covers a curated list of essential Java features - just enough to write useful programs with confidence.
First, you’ll start from scratch with the classic “Hello, world” program.
Next, you'll explore Java’s syntax, primitive data types, and static methods, and see how to create and use simple Java objects and stay out of trouble as you do it.
Then, you’ll learn the basics of handling exceptions, performing input and output, and using conditionals, loops, and arrays.
Finally, you’ll see how to organize code across multiple files using packages.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to write short, procedural Java programs, and you’ll be ready to move on to more advanced Java and object-oriented programming.
Java SE: Foundations
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Paolo Perrotta is a traveling coach and a software mentor. He wrote "Metaprogramming Ruby", widely praised as one of the essential books on Ruby.
