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From: Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Recommendations for an online Introduction to programming using Java
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:42:33 -0500
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On 12/16/2013 07:01 PM, Henry Cate wrote:
> In article <l8nuol$td7$1@dont-email.me>,
> Jeff Higgins  <jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> 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>
>
> 	I agree.  Core Java is an excellent book.  I've bought
> two editions.  Well worth the money.
>
>> Why Java? Have the children expressed an interest in Java?
>> <http://www.csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/CurrResources.html>
>
> 	Both children have expressed an interest in programming.
> At least in my daughters case I think part of it steams from
> wondering what her father does.  I am tending towards Java
> because it is my strongest language and I like Java.
>
> 	Another reason I'm tending towards Java is I think it is
> a good language.  I think the first language a person learns can
> influence how they think about all programming languages.  My
> father jokes that he can program Fortran in ten different languages.
> If my daughter does become a programmer I'd like her to have solid
> programming practices down which I think are easier to learn in
> Java, than some other languages.
>

Excellent!

In my case, Core Java, a shaky old computer, JDK, and a great
interest sufficed. Close, caring guidance would have been a
great benefit.

Sorry I couldn't help with your request for online resources.