This book definitely caters to the advanced user, and is not for the faint of heart. You are expected to have a good grasp of object-oriented programming and the Java programming language ...

by converting an example of object-oriented Java code to its functional equivalent. I found the book Introduction to Functional Programming (Richard Bird and Philip Wadler, Prentice Hall ...

Every programming language comes with a learning curve, but Java shares many similarities with C, C++ and JavaScript. Anyone with experience in any of those languages will pick up Java syntax quickly.

This course introduces students to object oriented programming with Java(TM). Basic concepts are introduced early, with a strong focus on classes. Additional topics include event driven (Windows) ...

Java's "Write once, run anywhere" motto may qualify as hyperbole in some cases, but it's closer to being a true cross-platform programming environment than any of the other languages on the TIOBE list ...