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The Complete Java Crash Course

Name: The Complete Java Crash Course
Price: 59 USD
Rating: 4.85 (25 reviews)
Author: Devin Balkcom

Gain insights into Java, a versatile and portable programming language. Delve into similarities with C++ and Python and learn essential Java-specific features with practical coding examples.

4.8

24 lessons

Created by Devin Balkcom

What's included

24 lessons across 5 modules
AI Tutor on every lesson

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What You'll Learn

Set up the JDK and Eclipse to create, run, and debug Java projects and classes
Write Java programs using main, classes, objects, and static methods to organize code
Print and format output with System.out.println, concatenation, escapes, and System.out.format
Use int, double, casting, and operators to compute values with correct numeric behavior
Build methods with parameters, return types, local variables, and overloading by signature
Apply arrays, conditionals, and loop types (while, for, foreach) to control program flow
Implement a Tetrominos game using Swing graphics, input handling, collisions, and row clearing

Learning Roadmap

24 Lessons

Hello, Java!

Step through creating a basic Java program, static methods, and screen printing.

Smile: a first Java program

Writing your own Static Methods

Printing to the screen

Variables and expressions

Look at Java variables, data types, arithmetic operations, method parameters, strings, and arrays.

Variables; integer values with `int`

Fractional values of numbers with `double`

Arithmetic expressions and operators

Method parameters and return values

Text values with String and char

Arrays

Flow of control: loops and conditionals

5 Lessons

Work your way through loops, conditionals, and operators to control Java program flow.

Classes, objects, and methods

3 Lessons

Enhance your skills in creating Java classes, methods, and managing access specifiers.

Challenge project: tetrominos

7 Lessons

Solve problems in developing a Tetrominos game, integrating Java graphics and user inputs.

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

About this course

WHY I WROTE THIS COURSE

Looking to jump into a new programming language? Java is an easy-to-use, highly portable and ubiquitous language that is used for a variety of development purposes such as Android applications, desktop applications, and website backend systems. Designed for programmers who are already familiar with coding in languages such as C++, Python, or other similar languages, this course articulates any Java-specific details that programmers need to know to get acquainted with the language and also highlights similarities and differences between Java and other languages through multiple coding examples.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Devin Balkcom

Devin Balkcom is a professor in the Computer Science department at Dartmouth college; his primary research area is robotics. Balkcom designed and teaches Dartmouth's CS 1 course, and co-wrote the Khan Academy Algorithms Tutorials with Tom Cormen.

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