So you want to learn how to program Java? Well let's jump right in to this crash course.
First a few things to know. This is a crash course designed to get the basics of Java into your head. This will not be a comprehensive review of everything there is to know about Java. Also, we'll be dealing a lot with reading and deconstructing code, so make sure you have Eclipse (eclipse neon) installed along with the latest version of the JDK (8u121).
You can create a new projecy by opening eclipse and going to File -> New -> Java Project. This is where all of your source files (.java files that contain the source code) will reside. Name it CrashCourse
and click Finish. Now open up the CrashCourse
folder and right click on the src
folder which was automatically created. Create a New -> Package. The naming convention of Java packages is typicall