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Have you ever dreamed of writing
a massively popular website like Gmail,

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Amazon, or Twitter?

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Well, these giant sites
have one thing in common.

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They're using Java.

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Or maybe you wanna build software for
mission critical enterprises like banks or

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hospitals.

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Well, guess what?

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These applications
are usually written in Java.

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Or perhaps you have an idea for
the next great Android app.

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You guess it,
Android apps are written in Java.

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Java is a robust well
established language,

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with a rich ecosystem of tools
that solve just about any problem.

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Because of Java's maturity and
popularity, learning Java

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is a great way to land a software
development job in just about any market.

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Java continues to evolve and
experience heavy adoption,

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which means the job market for Java
engineers won't be slowing anytime soon.

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This track requires absolutely no
programming experience or knowledge.

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I'll walk you through the basics of
the language without assuming anything.

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Now additionally, the concepts that
you learn here, apply to just about

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every other programming language
that you will encounter.

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You'll learn through fun hands on
example projects that progress

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in complexity as your skills grow.

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You'll start out in our web based
coding environment, workspaces.

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And then, when you're ready,
I'll teach you how to use and

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install professional
Java development tools.

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We have a very active Java
community here on Treehouse.

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Your fellow students and
I will be here for

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discussions about code, challenges,
and anything else that might come up.

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You're in the right place if you've
been looking to start programming.

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Let's dive in!