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Java For Dummies, 8th Edition
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Java For Dummies, 8th Edition

by Barry Burd
April 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
512 pages
11h 32m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 19

Ten Bits of Advice for New Software Developers

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet What to learn

Bullet How to learn more

Bullet What to do when you're looking for a job

Bullet Other free advice

I enjoy hearing from the people who read my books. “Nice job!” one reader says. Another reader asks, “Can I run your book's examples on older versions of Java?” Yet another posts this comment: “You're Barry Burd. Does that mean you're related to Larry Bird?”

In all the questions I receive from readers, one popular theme is “What to do next?” More specifically, people ask me what else to learn, what else to read, how to get practice writing software, how to find work, and other questions of that kind. I'm flattered to be asked, but I'm reluctant to think of myself as an authority on such matters. No two people give you the same answers to these questions, and if you ask enough people, you're sure to find disagreement.

This chapter contains ten pieces of advice based on questions I've received from readers. But remember that, in addition to these ten hints for living and learning, I have one additional, overriding piece ...

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