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Treehouse Tracks are guided curriculums that cover all relevant Courses and Workshops necessary to master a subject. Treehouseβs learning library includes dozens of Tracks on a variety of topics including web design, programming, and more. With Compass, youβll also be able to test out of subjects you already know, and create a custom curriculum for your learning goals.
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Java Basics
In this course you will gain all the knowledge you will need to build an interactive command line program in Java. No prior programming experience is required. You will create an interactive game that prompts users for different parts of a sentence and then generates a story using those words.
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Java Objects
Java is an Object Oriented Programming language. Literally everything you interact with is an object, so understanding them is critical to your Java foundational base. In this course, we will learn how to create, use and express ideas using objects.
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Java Arrays
Arrays are a container object that allow you store many values of the same type in a single variable
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10 minWorkshop
The Thing About Strings
Strings can be confusing and seem to work differently than you thought you understood. Let's explore the common misconceptions and remove the confusion.
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28 minWorkshop
Regular Expressions in Java
Regular Expressions are an extremely handy tool to have at your disposal. They are also incredibly intimidating looking if you donβt know how or why someone is using them. Regular Expressions are common in just about every programming language, and developers have leaned on their power for many solutions. We use them for searching, replacing and validating that text meets certain formats.
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Local Development Environments
This course will introduce you how to set up your development environment on your local machine. We will take a deeper look at the Java technology and learn tips, tricks and best practices that will make you more productive.
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16 minWorkshop
Java Lambdas
Lambdas are anonymous functions. They were added to the language in Java 8, and can be used any place a Single Abstract Method was used before.
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Build a JavaFX Application
JavaFX is the de facto way to make Graphical User Interfaces (or GUIs) in Java. It is robust and customizable, and getting familiar with its APIs will expose many application design best practices.
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Track Completion
Learn Java
Java made its debut in 1995 and is now the most popular language in the world. It is commonly used for everything from smartphones, tablets, watches, servers, information security, artificial intelligence, games, and even robots! Because of its maturity and popularity, learning Java is a great way to land a software development job in just about any market. This track will guide you through the basics of the language and help you gain the experience and confidence you need to explore any direction your programming adventures may lead.
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An entry-level salary for the technologies covered in this track is about $70,000 / yr on average.
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Some companies that use these technologies regularly include: eBay, PayPal, Amazon, Google, Twitter, Mint.com, Square, and Facebook