So, I have a question, a teacher of mine said the "...for Dummies" books are pretty good for someone who is more of a book learner, than a visual learner. So doing some research on this, there are a bunch of "Java for Dummies" books.
The newest one seems to be coming out on March 24th, 2014.
There is "Beginning Programming with Java for Dummies" which came out in 2012.
There is "Java All-In-One For Dummies" which came out in 2011. There is also a new one coming in 2014.
So I'm curious, which would be the appropriate to get? Note, I only know basic C# coding.
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[QUOTE=Exigent;42931407]So, I have a question, a teacher of mine said the "...for Dummies" books are pretty good for someone who is more of a book learner, than a visual learner. So doing some research on this, there are a bunch of "Java for Dummies" books.
The newest one seems to be coming out on March 24th, 2014.
There is "Beginning Programming with Java for Dummies" which came out in 2012.
There is "Java All-In-One For Dummies" which came out in 2011. There is also a new one coming in 2014.
So I'm curious, which would be the appropriate to get? Note, I only know basic C# coding.[/QUOTE]
Honestly, you should look to reviews, as well as the prices for those books to make your decision. If you can find a book where everyone seemed to like it, than that's the one you should go for. Also, usually older books work out ok, but they might not mention some of the newer features if you get one that is too old.
Also, my tip for learning how to program in general is to make your own programs. Think of problems that you seem to have around the house, and make programs that fix those problems. Lost all of your dice? Make a dice roller. Need to make a grocery list, but don't have any pens or paper? Make a program that takes a list of items and puts them in an array.
Doing simple exercises like these will help you keep in practice, while also bringing forth new challenges. If you push yourself, you can do amazing things that you thought you couldn't do, like programming board games (my bro made a working copy of Risk in his spare time) or making your own tools on the internet. Good luck!
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