An introductory Java course offered by Udacity that teaches the basics of the language along with general programming concepts. Course materials are available free of charge.

Commenters call it an excellent introduction to Java that also covers general programming concepts, and point to it as a starting point for learning Java before Android development.

On Reddit (3)

1. Strongly recommendsdei2angedr/learnprogramming2015in “[Java] I dabbled in programming early in college, but never went very far. I have a very old copy of Lewis & Loftus I'd like to use to get myself back into Java. Are there any fundamental changes to Java since 2007 that I should watch out for if I try to use this book?”

   There is an EXCELLENT introduction to java course offered on udacity that goes over a lot of general programming concepts as well. you can access all the course material for free. Would recommend. A+++++

2. RecommendsEradicativer/learnprogramming2016in “Getting started on App development?”▲ 1

   The first thing that you should do is learn Java. There are literally thousands of resources out there to learn Java, I would look into some of the introduction to Java courses on Udacity, Coursera, or your favorite Online Open Courseware Website. After you've done that, move on to Introduction to…

3. RecommendsidProQuor/learnprogramming2014in “Learning to Program/Code”▲ 1

   Are you looking for a guide to Eclipse, or Java? If it's Java, I'd recommend Udacity's Introduction to Java course or Codecademy's Java course. If it's Eclipse, there's not much to learn (for an introductory course). If you can compile a Java program that has more than one class file, you'll be…

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