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Cris Christian
585 PointsJava Applications
Hi all, I am completely new to Java and my question is; If I learn to develop applications for android would I be able to develop an app for web as well or are these two completely different topics? I was planning on going through these two tracks; -Learn Java -Android Development (Beginner & Intermediate) I have also bought a book called 'Head First Java' Is this the right way to start my journey with programming?
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Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsTotally! That's a great start :)
After Java Basics, I highly recommend the Java Objects course, since Objects are super-important in Java. Just a little future note
Good luck! ~Alex
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 PointsJava for web applications is a bad decision. Better to write with Java a desktop application or Android applications
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsWho said so?
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 PointsBecause scripting languages like PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Perl do not need to be be compiled, you can just use them without any compilations. Moreover, Google advises not to use Java for web. For example:
- Google Chrome to discontinue Java support
- Why isn't Java used for modern web application development?
If you intresting in, here is statistic of usage server-side programming languages
Java is the best for enterprise, but not for web