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Introduction to Java

Learn Java from the ground up with this beginner-friendly course, mastering essential programming concepts and skills.

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Importance of Learning Java

Although Java has been around for 30 years, it is still one of the most popular programming languages. You find Java in various applications and used by many of the world’s leading companies. Underscoring its importance, Java is estimated to be in over 3 billion phones worldwide. So, learning Java is critical to anyone joining today’s software industry.

Building a Java Programming Foundation

This course provides a solid foundation for embarking on your journey with Java. Tailored for beginners with minimal or no programming experience, you learn essential concepts such as program structure, working with variables and data, syntax, and control flow. In this hands-on class, you will write a Java application in the first lesson. We then walk you through how to work with primitives, Strings, and arrays, all the while teaching you elements of Java syntax and conventions. By the end of the class, you are creating Java methods and working with conditionals, loops, and switches.

The Start to Java Mastery

Java is a versatile, powerful, platform-independent programming language with an active community and an abundant set of tools and libraries to help build almost any software application. By completing this course, you will understand the basics of programming and gain the introductory skills that will put you on a path to mastering Java and creating professional-grade applications.
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    Java and Programming Basics

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    What is Java? Why learn Java? These questions and an introduction to the Java program structure are covered in this first chaper.

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    What and Why Java & Writing and Running Java
    50 xp
    Using the Environment
    100 xp
    Commenting
    100 xp
    The Java Application
    50 xp
    Recognizing Java Code Errors
    50 xp
    Java Code Elements
    100 xp
    Hello World!
    100 xp
    Variables and Primitives
    50 xp
    Pick the Primitives
    50 xp
    Variable Typing
    100 xp
    Assigning Variables
    100 xp
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Edge/IoT, mobile, and enterprise applications developer

Jim White is an information technology professional with over thirty-five years of experience leading the design and implementation of software applications for a wide variety of industries. He specializes in IoT/edge systems, enterprise application integration solutions, and mobile applications. Among his many accomplishments, he co-founded and led EdgeX Foundry (an open-source IoT framework for building industrial IoT edge systems) and co-authored Java2 Micro Edition: Java in Small Things.
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