JAVA Training Links

By the way, Javascript is not programming per se. It's similar to the early versions of VBA for macro recording.
If you want to learn programming you are on the right page, if you just want to add a little glitz to your website, go to Aunty's Scripting Page instead.

IBM ONLINE COURSES (Free)

http://www.ibm.com/ java/ education/ online-courses.html

IBM offers several free (it bears repeating - free) online courses for Java including Basics and Applets.

These courses can be viewed with Internet Explorer, however they work best with Netscape Communicator because IBM has a downloadable Netscape-only plugin (Bamba for Java) that streams audio/video to the Netscape browser desktop, whereas if you use Internet Explorer the audio/video is missing. This is one time where Aunty recommends you switch to Netscape Communicator before travelling to this site so that you can download the stream plugin before registering for a course.

An added benefit of this course is that you can take it online or download it to work on it offline.

Be forewarned! The download size of the course is 5.7 megs and the Bambi plugin is 875K. Worth the time and effort.

SUN ONLINE COURSES (Free)

http://java.sun.com/ docs/ books/ tutorial/ index.html

Sun's Policy: "...Anyone is permitted [to] have a copy of the online tutorial as long as it's visible only within their own institution (university, business, or whatever) and no one is profiting from the tutorial's distribution.

[They]'ve taken this strict position because the many tutorial mirrors mean that search engines generally don't find the most up-to-date version of the tutorial. Instead, search engines find mirror sites, which invariably fall behind. [They] end up getting e-mail about problems that have been corrected in newer versions of the tutorial. Or perhaps worse, [they] don't get e-mail and the reputation of the tutorial suffers. [They] allow local copies because [they] realize that browsing java.sun.com isn't always practical."

Aunty applauds both Sun and IBM for their generous donation of these lessons to the general public.

Karl Hörnell's Applet Samples (Free)

http://www.tdb.uu.se/ ~karl/ brain.html

Karl says: "You can copy whatever applet you want from here (with the exception of 3D-Blox, Autocrazy/Car Jam and Adios, Amoebas! which I have sold and no longer own the rights to) as long as you make sure to include my name and a link to my homepage. Apart from that, you may regard these programs as freeware. However, if you intend to use the applet for commercial purposes (books, CDs, sponsored sites, etc.) I want to be notified in advance."

These are good examples of game applets. Frankly, Aunty strongly disapproves of computer games, her philosophy being that "life is too goldurn short for games of any kind", but she thinks these applets will teach the users something. Sometimes you have to hunt a bit, but he's made all the source code downloadable too.

IO SYSTEMS ONLINE CLASSROOM
(Fee-$25 for Java)

http://www.iosys.com/ iooc/

IO offers online classes on C, Java, and Java for Kids.
The first three lessons (which will take a total of about three hours to complete including assignments) are free. This gives you a chance to evaluate the courseware and decide whether or not you like on-line learning. If you do, then you will have to re-register and pay the listed fee (from $10 for "Junior Java" to $25 for "Java")

As of December 26th, Aunty hasn't had time try the "3-lessons-free" yet, but when she does (early January), she'll review the course then.

ZDU Online University

http://www.zdu.com/

ZDU: offers a wide range of computer classes you take online at your convenience for (US)$7.95 a month or (US)$69.95 a year. Log in any time, from any computer, to read assignments, post questions, learn on your own, or exchange ideas with instructors and fellow students.

You can sign up for a "try before you buy" free membership too. ZDU offers online classes in hot computing topics like JAVA programming, Web design, networking, Internet business, databases, desktop applications and more. Aunty has checked out these classes and recommends them, providing you are self-motivated enough to actually do the assignments!

JavaWorld Magazine (Free)

http://www.javaworld.com/

This is a free, online magazine courtesy of IDG Publications. Monthly columns include "How to" lessons, Java Tips, Java Beans and Step by Step examples.

This is a clear, concise publication, Aunty recommends it.

Newsgroups for Java


(Read some of the previous postings before you post a message to one of these usenet groups, cause newbies tend to get "flamed")

comp.lang.java.programmer

comp.lang.java.help

comp.lang.java

comp.lang.java.databases

comp.lang.java.beans

comp.lang.java.corba

comp.lang.java.setup

comp.lang.java.misc

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