To start off with I have put a java applet onto this page. You will find the code for these in the list on the right.

During my learning process for the Oracle 1Z0-803 exam, I have accessed many different resources of different levels, where these have turned out to be useful in progressing me, I have made notes of the actions I have taken and the problems I have come across to help me put everything into good order in my own mind. These notes serve to allow me to have something on which to reflect and to provide others with a central source of information for their own studies.

I have included any useful links to information that I have read or used, so that the reader can expand their reading as they wish.

The exam (1Z0-803) that I studied for consists of 90 questions and you are given 150 minutes for this. The questions are multiple choice and the current retail price is £202. These details are subject to change and you should check here for the latest detail. This exam will give you the OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) qualification.

Links

Links for getting started on Java

I want to help you to be a good programmer, but I think that process should involve using other good resources. I will be giving you help and support on this site, but practical things; solutions to problems I encountered when trying to follow advice from other sites; trying to find the best resources were the things that slowed me down, so use these sites, but use me as well to overcome these hiccups and to avoid getting bogged down: There are masses of sites with tutorials and help, from beginner stuff and tutorials to very complex concepts, however, I found that a lot of what I have learnt so far, and I am far from finished in my studies, did not give me the direct advice I often needed to solve a particular problem. So, I hope to be able to fill those gaps on this site. go and explore these other sites, find a good book to study from and for reference, but stay with me and we can solve those more esoteric problems

The links below will help you get started. To start with, you will need to download the JDK & JRE.

I also found that learning to write code without a JDK, just using notepad or some other basic text editor really helps you to actually remember, because you have to, and when you get things wrong and the compiler gives errors or the programme does not run, the learning process is more valuable.

This site has a lot of information for the different components of the language and example of the code for each. It explains things quite well, but as with most of the resources I found, there is always an element of assumption that the reader knows something. Where this may be true, sometimes one just wants to be given a first-look explanation of something. This site is no exception to this assumption.

The mindprod site has some good information and I used it for reference, but I did find some information that was not accurate and some coding and instructions I followed did not work. It is, however, worth looking at.

This is another area of the site containing the glossary. I have included it here as it is worth a look. This is a good source for the Java Language Syntax.

If you want to find books on different aspects of Java, this link will help.

It seems there are a lot of programmes that can be used to help coding. A purchasable option is ‘SlickEdit’ at about £180. This will allow you to store previously developed pieces of code for use later, to save you the hassle of re-coding, like having your own libraries. IntilliJ & Eclipse are coding and compiling tools, called IDEs (Integrated Development Environments). You are going to need the JDK (Java Development Kit). This includes the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) Get the latest version from here.

Windows 32bit is 88MB, the 64bit version is 90MB

This is an explanation of Java, from basics upwards. I found this the best place to go

Enjoy this trip through my site and please feel free to comment on any part. I may not take any notice, but then, it is my site.

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• Although I have upgraded this site to support the new HTML5, I am still a learner myself. If you have any tips you would like to share with me and the visitors to this site, I will gladly add your contributions to the contributions pages.