How do u guys actually self study java?

[u/Competitive_Mark918]

hey yall I'm a recent high school grad trying to learn java. i know a tiny bit of basics from like 2 years ago but i basically need to fresh restart and actually get good.

the problem is every time i watch those youtube playlists (like kunal kushwaha) i get hella bored/sleepy. i wanna grind for like 3 hours a day but tutorial hell is not it.

For anyone who self studied java without losing their minds..how did u actually learn the basics actively? are there any interactive sites, text guides, or early project ideas that kept u going? how do u structure ur study sessions so ur actually coding?

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[u/logperf]

Take it with a grain of salt because I already knew c++ before java, but the official tutorial was quite useful.

Do as many exercises as you can and try as many variants of the examples as you can come up with

[u/Competitive_Mark918 → u/logperf]

Where do you guys do examples/questions from?

[u/logperf → u/Competitive_Mark918]

The official tutorial has lots of examples. I tried variants of them as exercises.

[u/Competitive_Mark918 → u/logperf]

I am really sorry, but which tutorial? That kunal khushwaha only?😭

[u/logperf → u/Competitive_Mark918]

I said it clearly: the official tutorial.

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/

[u/Humble-Bag-2929]

Yo uso nextpatch.dev para aprender sobre las novedades sobre java, hago actividades de forma constante y lo hago cuando quiero

[u/Worth_Imagination495]

教わりながらでもいいから、実際のシステムに携わってバグ回収したりして実務として経験するのが一番早い

勉強とか学習だけじゃ、結局対応力が身につかないし、
クラスやコードが、概念から設計されて生み出される　という人間の思考・思想に則って作られていることを体感して、設計することを学ぶ

プログラムはみんなそう、独学とか学習じゃ思想は身につかない

そして、納期に追われながらもコードを形にするという責務を社会人スキルとして身につける

[u/NaveenB2004]

Read the docs! Start from here: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/

The tutorial focus on java 8 (1.8). New versions got cool new features. The basics are the same for all versions, so after complete it, look for language changes (look at the top of tutorial page and browse through https://dev.java).

If you want to go deep into the subject, like jvm and memory management stuff, pic a version (let's say jdk 27 - latest), go to the document page (https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/27) and follow each topic. You will be able to find every spec in there.

After that, or maybe while going through that, you can refer the OpenJDK project itself (https://openjdk.org) to get to know about source code, side projects, news and stuff.

Lastly, to get best practices, latest news, technical conferences, etc. subscribe to their youtube channel (https://youtube.com/@java).

That's how I learn. And I guess, that is the best path for anyone who interested.

[u/awidesky]

For me reading was faster and more efficient than listening, so I used internet article more than yt videos.

I made a few programs that I needed in my life, but not concentrated on fancy UI(graphic windows, fancy user I/O) or complicated features.

Instead I focused on learning what am I using.
When writing an app that copies some files, don't just copy&paste a snippet of code from internet or AI.
Look into the Javadoc of the classes that you use; what is a File class? What's a FileOutputStream? What does it inherits?

IMO Java has one of the best documentation among all programming languages due to its nature.
Always read the official Javadoc of a class you use, learn what it does, and what kinds of methods does it have.

Best way to keep one's interest on programming is usually making an actual program.
But keep in mind : if your focus shift onto "I want to make fancy and convenient UI" from "I want to know how a program works", you might end up learning to be a designer, not an engineer.

[u/BannockHatesReddit_]

Just build shit. Eventually you'll fuck up enough times

[u/YetMoreSpaceDust]

I learned from Core Java back in '99 or so. I still highly recommend books over videos for actual learning.

[u/AffectionateLie2579]

Make one topic wise roadmap from chatgpt -> study each topic daily from anywhere -> then get 5-10 qns on that specific topic from chatgpt and solve it That's it..

[u/Competitive_Mark918 → u/AffectionateLie2579]

Is chatgpt enough?? Like for practise also?

[u/AffectionateLie2579 → u/Competitive_Mark918]

Yepp.. don't overthink just start first... And after that you can grind gfg basic problems.