About Java!?

Question

What are the most ideal software projects in Java for development particularly for people who are new to Java?

Answer 1

the type of project depends on how new you are to Java. if you are just beginning to learn java, then try out some basic examples like printing statements and stuff.
if you are through with the Core part of Java, then you can design an application using AWT, ie., applets. the best thing to do for a starter is to develop a Calculator using AWT. this is the project i did when i was new to Java. it will help you a lot in strengthening your concepts in Java.
the calculator can be a simple one or a scientific one, which depends on your interest and scope. try this and i will assure you that this will help a lot.

Answer 2

Java has really grown in the last two years. There is so much to learn. java is moving so fast now, there just isn't any current books available. The lack of books can be very frustrating because we go to Sun, download the latest JDK (currently 6, and I'm sticking with 5) and the code from the books doesn't work unless we know where to make the changes needed.

I think animation teaches a lot of things. Such a project has a "wow" factor. I'm glad I started java with JDK 1.8.1. JDK 1.1.8 is still available for download from Sun. It makes web page java easy. Get the book "Black Art of Java Game Programming". Master the first 5 chapters and your ready for the latest and greatest java release.

Save yourself all the typing in the command line. Here's how. In a text editor type two lines, save as a .bat file --- compile.bat

javac myApp.java;
pause

Make another .bat one line --- run.bat
java myApp

Put the two .bat files and the .java file in a folder MyApp. JavaCode, dbl-click compile.bat, dbl-click run.bat. Revise Code, dbl-click compile.bat ... ect.

That will speed up your java experimentation. After you get programs you can understand -- the hardest part is taking the textbook stuff and doing your own idea -- download NetBeans. It is fabulous to code in.

Best of luck. I love java.

Answer 3

You probably would want to stick to programming web applets. Find a good teach yourself java book or tutorial and that will run you through how to create some basic apps and how programing works.

Answer 4

Depends how new you are.. If youre very new, try writing "Hello World".

It depends on how advanced you are. Why don't you try and think of things you need on your computer. Java is very powerful, so it will do everything from parsing data, to graphical simulations, to network related tasks.

Here are some of my class notes, they have examples and code for small projects.
Have fun
http://www.scs.carleton.ca/~lanthier/teaching/COMP1406/Notes/

Answer 5

Try to develop a texteditor like note pad in java. Lots of code. AWT.

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