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Reddit mentions of Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days (Covering Java 7 and Android) (6th Edition)
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Hi there, I'm a student studying Software Engineering, if you want to learn Java I recommend reading "teach yourself Java in 21 days", you can get it on Amazon but there's also an old version as a pdf for free available here. The book will take you through the fundamentals although you may need to familiarise yourself with methodologies of coding also get eclipse or netbeans (free).
If you have little to none experience I recommend trying JUST-BASIC or something similar to familiarise yourself with basic programming then work up to Java (OOP can be confusing)
I'm also a newbie when it comes to Android programming, however I'd like to jump into it. I have a bit of a background in C++, but Java is entirely new to me.
I just purchased two books on Amazon for Java and Android programming.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0672334445
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0672335743
Always interested in learning with others. Just let me know. :)
This. Two years ago i bought Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days and only read like half of it, and I know everything my APCS teacher is teaching us. Definitely recommend this if you are OK with reading a bit.
Also, it really helps to practice what you learn. I got much better at Java just by coding Minecraft mods for a while. You could also just start coding random things with what you learn; who knows, you might come up with something useful!
If you want to try a book approach, I would recommend Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days. I have no illusions that someone new to programming is going to learn Java in 21 days. But I have a bit of experience with this book (well, the one for Java 6, but they're written by the same person), and it is fairly well laid out.
Udacity used to have a Java course, but I don't think they do free courses anymore.
All that said, I don't recommend learning Java on the Pi. Java works fine on the Pi, but only if you already know how to work with Java from the command line, as the GUI=based IDEs for Java will barely run on a Pi.