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Subject: Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:25:57 -0500
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On 12/16/2013 05:11 PM, Henry Cate wrote:
> 	I have a young teenage daughter who is interested
> in programming.  She has been messing around with something
> on Kahn Academy's web site which uses Javascript.  A friend
> of mine has a teenage son who is also interested in learning
> how to program.  I would like to get them started with Java,
> but Google has 9.5 million hits for: "Introduction to
> programming in Java"
>
> 	Does anyone have recommendations for an online
> forum which teaches the basics of programming, using Java?
>
> 	I have read some of the current thread about what
> is teaching Java.  Here is what I would like:
>
> Good introduction to real programming
> Teaches the basics - make no assumptions on what the student already knows
> Simple exercises to make sure they understand the concepts
> Online video would be nice
> Free would be nice
>
>
> 	If you have a strong recommendation for a good book,
> I would also appreciate that.  (Amazon lists almost 800 books
> for the same pattern.
>
>

Excellent Java book. Not an introduction to programming.
<http://www.horstmann.com/corejava.html>
Why Java? Have the children expressed an interest in Java?
<http://www.csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/CurrResources.html>