Java on Derek's Bloghttps://blog.hnghd.com/tags/java/Recent content in Java on Derek's BlogHugoen-usTue, 21 Apr 2026 17:24:51 +0000Resources for Learning Javahttps://blog.hnghd.com/notes/resources-for-learning-java/Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.hnghd.com/notes/resources-for-learning-java/<p>I just applied for Amazon Technical Academy. It requires learning Java. I know Java, but not very deeply. Here are resources an Amazon cohort shared with me.</p> <h2 id="books-and-blog-posts">Books and Blog Posts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.rcsdk12.org/cms/lib/NY01001156/Centricity/Domain/4951/Head_First_Java_Second_Edition.pdf">Head First Java (free version)</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="practice-and-challenges">Practice and Challenges</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://codingbat.com/java">CodingBat Java</a> — Various practice exercises</li> <li><a href="https://adventofcode.com/">Advent of Code</a> — A series of puzzles for problem solving and coding</li> <li>Online practice tests for Java Certification: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.gocertify.com/quizzes/oracle/ocajp-java-quiz-1.html">http://www.gocertify.com/quizzes/oracle/ocajp-java-quiz-1.html</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.javatpoint.com/core-java-quiz">https://www.javatpoint.com/core-java-quiz</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.examsnet.com/exams/ocjp-certification-practice-online">https://www.examsnet.com/exams/ocjp-certification-practice-online</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 id="talks">Talks</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat">A humorous talk on silly programming language behavior</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg9ih6SVACc">A good talk on data structures, with examples in Java, C#, and Python (3 hours)</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="dev-resources">Dev Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://replit.com/">REPL.It — Online Java Editor/Playground</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/">IntelliJ Java IDE</a> (use the community version)</li> <li><a href="https://www.eclemma.org/jacoco/">JaCoCo Code Coverage</a></li> </ul>I just applied for Amazon Technical Academy. It requires learning Java. I know Java, but not very deeply. Here are resources an Amazon cohort shared with me.

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