Java Programming: Beginner to Intermediate
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Java Programming: Beginner to Intermediate

Java Programming: Beginner to Intermediate — Learn Java Fast with Hands‑On Coding for Beginners, Students, and Career Changers

About the Book

Start Your Java Journey: From Absolute Beginner to Confident Coder

Looking for a great Java programming book to kickstart your coding career? 

Java Programming: Beginner to Intermediate is the ultimate resource for anyone who wants to learn Java fast and build real programming skills. Whether you’re a complete beginner, a career changer, or someone refreshing their knowledge, this book is designed to help you succeed.

Written by experienced technical trainers Gerry Byrne and David Wilson, this coding for beginners guide takes you step by step through the fundamentals of Java. With clear explanations, practical examples, and hands‑on exercises you can code in your favorite Integrated Development Environment (IDE), you’ll quickly gain confidence and start writing real programs. Perfect for students, self‑learners, and teachers seeking a reliable classroom resource.

Inside this Java developer guide, you’ll discover:

  • How to set up your Java development environment and write your first program
  • The building blocks of Java: variables, data types, operators, and control structures
  • Input and output, commenting code, and writing clean, readable programs
  • Core programming concepts: selection, iteration (loops), arrays, and collections
  • The essentials of methods, functions, and modular code design
  • An introduction to object‑oriented programming, classes, and objects
  • Real‑world analogies and examples to make complex ideas simple
  • Practical coding exercises and fully commented code samples to reinforce your learning

Each chapter is designed to build your confidence, with detailed walkthroughs and expert tips to help you avoid common pitfalls. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to write your own Java applications, understand the logic behind professional code, and be ready to tackle advanced topics in the next book of the series.

Take the first step towards becoming a Java developer. Learn by doing, build real skills, and unlock your programming potential with Java Programming: Beginner to Intermediate—the Java programming book trusted by beginners worldwide.

About the Author

GERRY BYRNE
Gerry Byrne & David Wilson

Gerry Byrne and David Wilson are Senior Technical Trainers for a Forbes 100 company. They work to upskill and reskill software engineers who develop business-critical software applications. They also help refine the programming skills of returners to the workforce and introduce new graduates to the application of software development within the commercial environment.


Their subject expertise has been developed over multi-decade careers as teachers, lecturers, and technical trainers in a corporate technology environment. They have delivered a range of courses across computer languages and frameworks and understand how to teach skills and impart knowledge to a range of learners. They have taught software engineers in the use of modern technologies and frameworks such as C#, Java, Spring, Android, JavaScript, Node, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, React, Python, and Test-Driven Development, not to mention legacy technologies such as COBOL and JCL.


Gerry and David have mastered how to teach difficult concepts in a simple way that makes learning accessible and enjoyable. Their delivery and content follow the same philosophy of keeping it simple, while making the instructions detailed and applying concepts to real-world scenarios. They are passionate about software development and believe we can all learn to write code if we are patient, grasp the basic coding concepts, get plenty of hands-on coding, and most of all, persevere through ‘thick and thin.’

Table of Contents

Java Programming: Beginner to Intermediate – Table of Contents

Java Programming: Beginner to Intermediate

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Software Installation
  3. About Java
  4. Program Structure
  5. Input and Output
  6. Commenting Code
  7. Data Types
  8. Casting and Parsing
  9. Arithmetic Operations
  10. Selection
  11. Iteration and Loops
  12. Arrays – A Data Structure
  13. Collections
  14. Methods
  15. Classes

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