RE: Best Java Guides for a Newby?

  • From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 11:08:49 -0400

What are you using as a screen reader?

 

From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brandon Keith
(Biggs)
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 10:59 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Best Java Guides for a Newby?

 

That is what I would like to do, but I can't get javac to work on my machine
no matter what I do, so I'm really not sure if I'm able to use a text
editor?

Also the "Run" client on Windows doesn't allow me to read the output window.

I have no idea now to fix either of these problems, and these weren't
troubleshot in the manual.

Is Netbeans accessible?

Thanks,

 

Brandon Keith Biggs

 

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From: Homme, James <mailto:james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  

Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 3:48 AM

To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Subject: RE: Best Java Guides for a Newby?

 

Hi Brandon,

This is my opinion, so take with a grain of salt. Right at the beginning
with Java, I feel that you should use a text editor. Personally, I prefer
EdSharp, but there  are lots of good ones. Learn to use the command line
tools that come with the Java Development Kit. After you have written some
programs, and you know what's going on with basic Java, start to use
something like Eclipse or Net Beans. I have no experience with SodBeans, but
I understand that that package for NetBeans is making a big difference in
NetBeans accessibility. So scrap fancy editors for now.

 

Jim

 

From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brandon Keith
(Biggs)
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 12:17 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Best Java Guides for a Newby?

 

Thanks and I started reading those, the only problem is I use Eclipse and
these talk about the Netbeans IDE which I think it is inaccessible. 

My big question is: What are all the differences in the different things you
can create with the new menu in Eclipse? There are like projects, classes,
Java projects and all kinds of other things that aren't really talked about
with Java.

Thanks,

 

Brandon Keith Biggs

 

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From: Homme, James <mailto:james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  

Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 9:36 AM

To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Subject: RE: Best Java Guides for a Newby?

 

Hi,

I think that, as with many things, this is one of those things that can be
different, depending on the learning style and knowledge of the person. 

 

Speaking just for myself, I get more out of tutorial style books, when I'm
learning a language. I tend to freeze up at reference type material that is
full of code and short on words, but that's my taste. 

 

According to me, you will probably do well with the nutshell books, if you
already know lots of programming concepts and want to see how certain things
are done in Java. On the other hand, you may do better if you have little
programming experience by looking at the Java Tutorial, which takes things a
concept at a time and explains them with lots of words and examples. You can
see that at http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/reallybigindex.html. 

 

Thanks.

 

Jim 

 

From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of qubit
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:30 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Best Java Guides for a Newby?

 

I would recommend if you have a subscription to bookshare.org, that you
download a copy of "Java in a Nutshell".  It is a nice summary of features
with some examples.  I was going to read "Thinking in Java, 4th edition",
which I forked $25 for online, but got a package that I cann't display on my
system.  I have been unable to read more than the preface, and most the
time, the html just freezes things.  So I'm pitching it.  A shame as it
sounds like a useful guide to using java the way it is meant to be used.

 

Online there are also common tasks implemented in java, which you can find
in http://commons.apache.org/

Good luck and happy hacking.

--le

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Florian Beijers <mailto:florianbeijers@xxxxxxxxx>  

To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 6:44 AM

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

 

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