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author Franklin Schmidt <fschmidt@gmail.com>
date Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:25:56 -0600
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194 <p>To learn Java, you will need the following resources:</p> 194 <p>To learn Java, you will need the following resources:</p>
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196 <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/overview-summary.html">Java 8 API Specification</a> - This is the reference for the different types of Java objects and what they do. I will refer to this a lot.</li> 196 <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/overview-summary.html">Java 8 API Specification</a> - This is the reference for the different types of Java objects and what they do. I will refer to this a lot.</li>
197 <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Java-Programming-Language-4th/dp/0321349806/">The Java Programming Language</a> - This is the core reference text for Java.</li> 197 <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Java-Programming-Language-4th/dp/0321349806/">The Java Programming Language</a> - This is the core reference text for Java.</li>
198 <li>You should get a Java book for beginners. Unfortunately they are all horrible. Sorry, but you still have to get one and read it.</li> 198 <li>You should get a Java book for beginners. Unfortunately they are all quite bad. The least bad ones I could find are <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1265054630/">Java: A Beginner's Guide</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119986648/">Java All-in-One For Dummies</a>. You will have to pick a book and read it to learn Java.</li>
199 <li>For desktop GUI programming, you will need <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/">Creating a GUI With Swing</a>, <a href="http://www.miglayout.com/">MigLayout</a>, <a href="https://www.formdev.com/flatlaf/">FlatLaf</a>, and <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/2d/">2D Graphics</a>.</li> 199 <li>For desktop GUI programming, you will need <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/">Creating a GUI With Swing</a>, <a href="http://www.miglayout.com/">MigLayout</a>, <a href="https://www.formdev.com/flatlaf/">FlatLaf</a>, and <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/2d/">2D Graphics</a>.</li>
200 </ul> 200 </ul>
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202 <p>I am not so sadistic as to have you start with straight Java. That would be too painful. Instead I will have you start with a gentler interface to Java called BeanShell. Here are the steps to learning Java:</p> 202 <p>I am not so sadistic as to have you start with straight Java. That would be too painful. Instead I will have you start with a gentler interface to Java called BeanShell. Here are the steps to learning Java:</p>
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