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Originally posted by biosx:
I read your post and must warn you of some things:
1. Just b/c you build computers and know how to build computers doesn't mean learning Java is going to be any easier.
2. Java is a very complex language and is usually learned after C/C++. If you are a "newbie programmer" you should start out dabbling with Pascal or C and then move on to C++ and then move onto Java. That would be alot less painful for you.
However, it's all up to you. I'm just suggesting that you start slow and work your way up. Java is a hot language right now though, so good luck.
The complexity of C & C++ comes in when dealing with mallocing of memory and playing with pointers. Far more complex than Java since there are no pointers. Java handles a lot of things that if not handled correctly in C/C++ you can spend ages debugging. Every had memory bound segmentation faults? Not going to get that with Java.