There are a large number of resources available to help you learn Java. The online resources listed here are divided into those that are locally available (and thus accessible from CS machines), and those that are outside the local area, which you will therefore have to access through the University IT Services.

• Local Online Resources
• Remote Online Resources

Local Online Resources

• The Java Tutorial

  An online Java Tutorial

• Thinking in Java

  A freely available electronic book by C++ and Java guru, Bruce Eckel.

OOP

• Chapter One

  (in PDF) from the book Interactive Programming in Java © 2000 Lynn Andrea Stein

• Chapter Three

  (in PDF) from the book Interactive Programming in Java © 2000 Lynn Andrea Stein

• A paper about an OO design technique called CRC cards

• The paper that introduced the concept of A Big Ball of Mud (in PDF)

BlueJ

• BlueJ tutorial

  (in PDF)

Remote Online Resources

These are resources available on the WWW, but not from your CS account. University Communications Services provides limited free student access to the WWW.

BlueJ

• BlueJ Home Page

OOP

• Interactive Programming in Java

  A fascinating textbook taking a unique approach to a first programming course.

• Don't fear the OOP

  Another site trying to get across the basic concepts of classes and objects through extensive use of analogy. Quite interesting.

• The Java Ranch

  Supposedly a friendly place for Java Greenhorns...