I want to learn java from scratch. How do I go about it online?

I desire to know java programming language. Can you please link me to a website where java is treated from the scratch and also where i will be able to download the java compiler free of charge.


Also, you should pls give me step by step procedure for installing the compiler on my system. I want websites addresses apart from java sun website

I want to learn java from scratch. How do I go about it online?
First - Download and install the Java JSDK 1.5 from


http://java.sun.com


Install it





Then download a good IDE (Integrated development environment). Download eclipse from


http://www.eclipse.org


It is a zip file extract the zip to c:\eclipse and run the eclipse.exe





You use help to see how you can start writing code in that. JavaRanch is a very good Java forum:


http://www.javaranch.com





Head First Java is a very good book for beginners. You should buy at least one book so that it can guide you.
Reply:Also, you may find a very helpful site (Interactive Java %26amp; JDOM Online Tutorial) here:


http://www.topxml.com/tutorials/main.asp...
Reply:sun.com
Reply:Start with this site. www.java.com
Reply:Teaching yourself Java online would be quite a challenge if you have not done any programming before, but it is possible if you are determined.


Try doing a google search with "java beginners" and you will find lots of sites to visit for easy tutorials. One example is http://www.apl.jhu.edu/~hall/java/Beginn...


To get started with compiling you will have to download the Java Development Kit, this site has a link and also has instructions in setting the class path http://duke.csc.villanova.edu/jss1/javaR... Be warned that the download is quite large!


A good program to use for writing and compiling java programs is JGrasp (I found with this program that it wasn't even necessary to set the class path, it was done automatically). http://www.jgrasp.org/