Getting Started with Java – Highest Ranking Free Video Tutorials

Here are two sets of video tutorials on Java. They provide a good introduction to Java – from installing the Java Development Kit to using object oriented programming techniques.

The first set was produced by Curtis Fonger, a MIT student. This set of videos uses EasyEclipse with Java. The videos are produced in Adobe Flash, and can be viewed by clicking here.

Here is the second set of video tutorials on Java. You can click on the headings to open the video in a new window where it can be enlarged to full-screen.

Java Video Tutorial 1: Installing the JDK

9 min – October 03, 2006

This tutorial is the first of a collection of basic java video tutorials that will get you started. In this tutorial you will learn how to install the JDK on a Windows XP machine.

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Java Video Tutorial 2: Hello World!

7 min – October 04, 2006

This video tutorial guides you through the basics of writing, compiling and running a simple program with some extra hints and tips along the way.

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Java Video Tutorial 3: Variables and Arithmetic

10 min – October 06, 2006

Part 1 will describe how to declare and assign variables in java as well as discussing the various data types.

Part 2 shows you how to perform simple arithmetic and display variables through an example program.

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Java Video Tutorial 4: If Statements

12 min – October 07, 2006

This tutorial discusses:
*If statements
*If else statements
*Conditional operators

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Java Video Tutorial 5: Object Oriented Programming

16 min – October 10, 2006

This tutorial discusses the basic concepts of object oriented programming (OOP). This includes object behaviour and attributes as well as constructors.

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Java Video Tutorial 6: Loops

11 min – October 13, 2006

This tutorial will show you how to create while loops, do…while loops and for loops!

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Java Video Tutorial 7: Switch Statements

9 min – October 23, 2006

It seem ages since I released my last video, so heres the next in the series! Thanks for all the positive comments/ratings/messages you have all been giving, I really appreciate it. I sound a little rough in this video, I have had a cold – which is partly why I haven't released any videos till now. Anyway…

In this tutorial you learn about switch statements.

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Java Video Tutorial 8: Arrays

16 min – January 18, 2007

Woah! I'm back!
I apologize for the long long long (etc etc) delay in this release… I have just been so busy.

But now, I'm back – bigger, better and with cracklier audio for your viewing pleasure!

This tutorial shows you how to use arrays.

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