Hello Florian, I have both FB and Skype. Search Brandon Keith Biggs on FB and my name I believe is brandonboy17 on Skype. (I'm not sure, I usually add people...) But I'm a music major wanting to do Java programming as a hobby and create Apps for the new PDAs that are coming out. I really want the noobiest guide out there, that sais something like: // means that all text to the end of the line is not recognized by the compiler. The compiler is... I can probably get on skype tomorrow, I'm heading to school now. Thanks, Brandon Keith Biggs Check out MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brandonkeithbiggs Also add me on facebook! brandonkeith http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=675097942 And for my resume go to: http://www.sfcasting.com/brandonkeith From: Florian Beijers Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 4:44 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Best Java Guides for a Newby? Hello Brandon, Do you have any form of IM or perhaps skype? I would like to help you but it's easier for me to recommend something if i know a bit more about your background. Florian On Jul 6, 2011, at 8:04 AM, Brandon Keith (Biggs) wrote: Hello, I'm new to programming, (I have just made it past "Hello World") and am looking for some guides. I would like to learn Java, but I'm not quite sure where to start. I downloaded the 500 or so documents from the "Java Documentation" at: http://www.nonvisualdevelopment.org/node/20 as well as reading all the tutorials on Eclipse and Java. I've installed the SDK 1.6 and Eclipse, is there anything else I need? I see there are Jaws scripts for Eclipse, where do I insert those? I arrowed through the 500 documents dealing with Java and found: Java Tutorial 3rd Edition, a short course on the basics but I see it was written in 2001 and only deals with Java 1.3 and Windows 2000 and before. Is this something I should read? What books best describe the language in an exciting and useful format? I'm wanting to eventually program for Android, but I think that is stepping a little ahead of myself. Where do I start? Thanks, Brandon Keith Biggs Check out MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brandonkeithbiggs Also add me on facebook! brandonkeith http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=675097942 And for my resume go to: http://www.sfcasting.com/brandonkeith