Java

[spyka]

Do you have much experience in this? Do you like programming with it?

I learnt the basics a while ago and am currently recapping in preparation for uni - already made my first little software app, real cool 😛

What does everyone else think of it as a language?

 

[Azza12342]

Never have actually tried it to be honest, would like to but I heard it's pretty hard.

 

[Bapinder]

Java is very useful for programming. I know most of the basics of Java and it is very useful at times. But I don't like using it very much. Congrats on your first software app.

 

[froggyboy604]

I took a Java course in college. I barely passed it. It was a difficult language to learn compared to Visual Basic, and Visual C#. I find Java programs to load kind of slow since they have to be compiled everytime you run the app.

 

[JamesD31]

I am taking my first Java class as for my Computer Science major and than I will be using this language for my first two years than switching to C++ and so on.

To clear this up for everyone, Java is a computer based langauge to create computer programs, JavaScript is like it's brother and that is what is used for online coding - know the difference.

Java is not that difficult, it is basically just like most other programming languages - they all use the same basic fundamentals. Though the language itself is alright, it's just all coding and it all is like the same to me.

 

[Relmitos]

I love it, Easy to learn.
I've made a simple RPG game with it, A brute forcer, And some other apps.

 

[Zenrer]

Java is not used in websites and such, it is used in programming 😀

 

[Bapinder]

Oops I was thinking of javascript.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

I had a choice to choose python or java.

I chose python due to most python apps load fast and are easier to code for.

Java is basically the opposite.

 

[Relmitos]

Java is not used in websites and such, it is used in programming 😀

When you know Java, Javascript is a piece cake. It's basicly the same concept.

 

[Zenrer]

I was not talking about that, I was talking about how people think it is used in websites 😀

 

[xarver]

http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/CrossTalk/2 ... nberg.html

"The Pitfalls of Java as a First Programming Language"
I only find Java should be used if portability is needed.

 

[froggyboy604]

I was not talking about that, I was talking about how people think it is used in websites 😀

Java is used in some websites like Trendmicro 6.5 uses a Java applet to scan your computer for viruses

 

[Zenrer]

But people think it is used to make them, Java can only be used as an app in a website.

 

[commentBB]

I've tried it, to hard! I'll stick with the PHP and online stuff. :yes:

 

[JamesD31]

I've tried it, to hard! I'll stick with the PHP and online stuff. :yes:

if you know PHP (which is also an object-orientated language) Java should be easy to follow, that's how it was for me.

 

[Raymond]

@JamesD31 That is not the case, They are basically opposites in my opinion.

 

[Relmitos]

If your experienced in one language, its a piece of cake to learn another. Most languages are similiar to another too.

Try naming a language that doesn't use IF statements.

 

[froggyboy604]

I don't like how JAVA is case sensitive, so you have to remember which letters are upper case or lower case for a piece of code. It is a small frustration, but makes coding for java frustrating at times.

 

[JamesD31]

If your experienced in one language, its a piece of cake to learn another. Most languages are similiar to another too.

Try naming a language that doesn't use IF statements.

HTML and CSS 😀 jk

but yeah, PHP is an object-orientated language, if you want to actually code a normal PHP class, just like a Java class, they are almost identical. They have different functions and purposes so that could be a little confusing, so don't go jumping into Java thinking you know how to code it because there are some differences. Though, for the standard coding functions, dealing with IF ELSE statements, WHILE statements and the rest, they can be easier to learn, though still need some learning.