so i've decided to take the plunge...

[inkedmn]

after spending a little less than a year with python, i've decided to take on a new beast... java.

i ordered "thinking in java" from bookpool yesterday and i'm anxiously awaiting it's arrival so i can start hacking away :)

obviously, i'm still going to do python (because it is, after all, my first love :)), but dru said he'd help me get my feet wet with java, so i'm going for it :)

wish me luck...

[xilica]

You should have fun with it.
It is sweet. You can write once play anyway. Once you write the code it is universal. Also, Java is cool... applets on the web...applications of the web (desktop). Good luck too.

[Dru Lee Parsec]

That's an awesome book Inkedman. If all you do is complete every example at the end of each chapter then you'll be a Java pro in no time. :)

But of course, I'm glad to help anyone who ask. This will be fun :)

[GnuVince]

I'm a fucking human being. I know that I should learn a bit of Java, but for some reason, I don't want to... At least, I'll have a Java class next winter, so I'll be forced to learn it a little bit. Maybe it'll be the kick in the butt to learn the language. Because there's no reason not to learn it: it's free, it's popular, it's powerful, it's safe (a personnal favourite), it's pretty efficient (especially 1.4 from what I could see), lots of API's, lots of modules. But for some reason, I can't bring myself to learn it... maybe it's because I think the Linux support isn't as good as it should?

[Bradmont]

the linux support for java is great. I just wish sun would loosen their licensing...

[kmj]

(OT) Bruce Eckel's working on "Thinking In Python", I believe.

Good luck ink, have fun with it. :)

[Strike]

kmj, he is - you can get v0.1 off of his site, though it's still far from complete

and TIJ is quite cool

[file13]

i have Thinking in Java (2nd edition bound version). excellent book! i especially love the fact he critizes Java and says Python is better in the preface.... ;)

http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/

(OT) his Thinking in C++ is also great (as same site).

Vince: the only cool thing about Java and the only reason to learn it is because it's OOP only--like Smalltalk which i need to get around to one of these days. in Python or Ocaml you can pick a paradigm. in Java it's ALL objects. it's kinda fun in a quaint sorta way. :)