Re: Java for RPG Programmers, 2nd edition still useful?

[Bruce Jin <brucej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I programmed RPG for 5 years before switched to Java. I started with text
edit too. That was before Eclipse age and before my daughter was born.

Learning Java is so much easier now. Last summer I watched my 8th grade
daughter learning Java by herself. She followed an internet tutorial,
downloaded Eclipse, and started programming. I was disappointed that she
did not ask me a single question. (Who wants to ask parents when uncle
Google is around 24/7 and is much more polite, patient, and knowledgeable?
)

I also recommend start with Eclipse. Forget RPG for a moment. Learn Java
(and SQL). You will be able to solve RPG world problems with Java soon.
Many good online resources are available. This one for example:
https://www.udemy.com/java-tutorial/ (free)

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 1:51 AM, D*B <dieter.bender@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> ... RPG has only a subset of capabilities of Java and following an aproach
> learning Java from a RPG perspective could not be successfull, you will be
> stuck with Java programms looking like RPG code. The already mentioned Java
> tutorials from the java home at oracle are good ressources to start with.
> The Java version is not so important for beginners, the basics are
> available since Java 5.
>
> Dieter Bender
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