What's the best way to learn core java

1. What's the best way to learn core java? Here are some best steps to learn java: 1)Learn the language basics This is the first step for very obvious reason. If you don’t know the basics then you will never know either what to do next or what you are doing wrong. 2)Create some small programs Once you are confident that you are very much familiar with most basic stuffs/keywords and concepts and you can actually relate them somehow. In this second step, you will have to start building some very basic java programs e.g. hello world, simple addition and subtraction etc. When you are writing the programs, keep in mind that first couple of programs are going to be real tough for you. But once you are done with them you will not face similar level of difficulty in next set of programs. 3)Create advanced programs using java APIs Now when you are done with making most of the basic programs, and most importantly, you are comfortable into creating such basic programs, jump to this step. In this step, you have to work hard on learning java APIs inside java collections and java IOs. Just start exploring various classes and interfaces involved into these APIs and start creating programs for them. Please note that you should always try to find an already existing API and method for doing a certain task, and you should not be creating your own logic here. Your goal is to get familiarize yourself with these APIs, so always look for a solution within these APIs only. 4)Create at least one desktop application and one web application This step will give you the confidence which is needed to face any java interview and prove your mettle in java related discussions. Idea is simple. You just have to decide at least one java desktop/GUI application (e.g. desktop calculator), and then one web application (e.g. hospital management). And now when you have most basic knowledge at your hand, start exploring everything which you will need to build your two applications.

2. 5) Read and participate in some good java blogs/forums After your above four steps are completed, you will be more of a confident man who is also able to help others like you have been few month back. Find people who know less and help them in solving the problems, even if it require some amount of time of you as well. A good place for these activities can be forums like stackoverflow.com. When you start learning about mistakes others are making, it just open up your mind on various directions and improves your thought processing capabilities.