Step 1: Write the source code Xxx.java using a programming text editor (such as Sublime Text, Atom, Notepad++, Textpad, gEdit) or an IDE (such as Eclipse or NetBeans). The steps in writing a Java program is illustrated as follows: Basic Syntaxes Steps in Writing a Java Program You may also try the ' Exercises on Java Basics'. The first few sections are a bit boring, as I have to explain the basic concepts with some details. Learning library could be difficult as it is really huge, evolving and could take on its own life as another programming language. Instead, you can re-use the available code in the library. The Application Program Interface (API) libraries associated with the language: You don’t want to write everything from scratch yourself.The syntax of the programming language: Not too difficult to learn a small set of keywords and syntaxes.įor examples, JDK 1.8 has 48 keywords C11 has 44, and C++11 has 73.To be proficient in a programming language, you need to master two things: Otherwise, read ' Introduction To Java Programming for First-time Programmers'.

I shall assume that you have written some simple Java programs. This chapter explains the basic syntaxes of the Java programming language.