A free Udemy course teaching Java programming theory and syntax, taught by John Purcell. It is aimed at getting started with the language's basics.

Commenters call it a good free starting point for learning Java theory and syntax, though one notes it needs to be paired with practice on problem solving.

On Reddit (3)

1. Strongly recommendsStill_Making_Knivesr/learnprogramming2022in “i hate programming”▲ 1

   Well my friend, only you can decide what's right for you. If you change your mind, there's an excellent course offered for free on Udemy by John Purcell in Java.

2. Recommendseru_melkorr/learnprogramming2016in “No degree, no experience, learning Java, what would be a good career route? (UK)”▲ 1

   John Purcell's course is good for learning the theory and syntax of java. But you need to learn problem solving skills. I'd suggest http://introcs.cs.princeton.edu/java/home/ for a rigorous courses in java and programming in general. After, you are done with John Purcell's course go through the…

3. RecommendsTechAnd1r/learnprogramming2014in “I want to learn Java, but don't know where to start.”▲ 1

   I've just started learning Java and I've found some resources that I think are good. Oracle tutorials - they have some questionable bits in there but over all they're pretty comprehensive and the question sections are good Udemy - there are some different bits and pieces but I'd recommend the free…

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