Learning Java

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• dbingham · Oct 7, 2010 · Recommends

  …you a pretty good basis in software design and maintenance. In terms of recommended reading for learning a language, the O'Reilly books are nearly always good in my experience. Here's one for Java (Learning Java: http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Java-Patrick-Niemeyer/dp/0596...) and here's one for Python (Learning Python: http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-Powerful-Object-Orient...)

• chadnickbok · Jun 2, 2013 · Recommends

  …people say you should start here, I'm one of them!): http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Language-2nd-Brian-Kernigh... Learning Python: http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-Powerful-Object-Orient... Learning Java: http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Java-Patrick-Niemeyer/dp/0596... I hope you do choose programming as a career, its been very rewarding for me :)

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