[BrittneTabor]

Where to find free JAVA tutorials I want to learn. I’ve had a passion to learn JAVA for a long time, I have a basic, maybe advance, knowledge of C# and would like to learn JAVA now.
Please can somebody suggest / direct me to a good recommended book in order to learn java from?
If someone can suggest a book he/she used would be wonderful.

[ShikhaTan]

Just search on Google for Java tutorials or resources or whatever. If you want to learn something like a programming language on your own, you need a lot of self motivation. Even this forum probably has people who have asked this question before, and links to resources and ebooks and whatever. Best of luck to you friend.

[Amit]

I learned from Java: How to Program back in 2005. There are many books that’ll teach you the basics… Since you’re already up to speed with C#, move to Java EE as soon as possible – that’s where it’s all at these days.

http://www.amazon.com/Java-How-Program-Edition-Deitel/dp/0132575663

[SapnaVishwas]

Just out of interest, is there a particular reason you want to learn Java? It’s very slow, and not at all preferred given that it’s not even available on the iOS system. How about Javascript, say even AJAX, Jquery? Otherwise you can try Udemy has some good tutorials

[Abhey]

Allright, as someone who has studied Java. I feel the language itself isnt terrible as much as I hate the general IDE built for Java. Cant really compare eclipse and IntelliJ to Visual Studio (my fav for C#). Anyways. I recommend the following for any starters out there and no investment required. Not even a single sign up. This dude is awesome. He starts from scratch, straight from downloading JDK to running your first app and explaining the difference and meaning of each action including getting used to the terminology which is the most important part.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL484D73FA74A11AC9

Having said that. You will hate Java unless you plan on making a Android App. General desktop apps are painful to make in Java. But if you ever conquer it, you will conquer OOP in general. Good luck and have fun with it.

[ShikhaTan]

Java is the second most used language according to:

http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
Java is a good choice. That said if you want to learn advanced topics you should really search more specific, what do you want to learn more about, if you want to learn about Desktop gui applications then:

http://it-ebooks.info/book/399/

if you want to learn mobile programming, Java for android development is a good choice.

[Amit]

Don’t watch video tutorial, they are a waste of time. Don’t buy * for dummies book; a book that treat you like an idiot isn’t going to help you much.

A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification
Advanced Techniques for Java Developers
Core Java 1.1 - Volume 1 Fundamentals
Core Java 2, Volume II - Advanced Features
Developing Java Software
Java Examples in a Nutshell
The Java Programming Language

I assume that you know the basics of programming, the book I mentioned give you a through understanding of Java. They also give you great lessons on using it that is the most valuable lesson. You could know all the theory but you can still be a terrible programmer. The only way to be a programmer is do what the programmers do: think, code and study. If you limit yourself to only one activity you won’t go very far. Don’t try to learn all that is to learn, after the basics you should learn a feature only when you need it. It’s inhuman to learn all the java libraries. A good programmer is one that can use a library after he read it, not a walking encyclopedia

[SapnaVishwas]

Everything you study to learn programming is just identical literature (copy after copy). Its all been done before. If your seriously into this garbage, study hexadecimal code or computer code. Not many know this kind of code, and when you find something out, you better believe it will be great! I know someone in this area, their great, TRUST ME.

[ShikhaTan]

Start with “Head First Java” book. Then read “Effective Java” book