Java is a simple language. Java was initially modeled after C and C++, minus some potentially confusing features. Pointers, multiple implementation inheritance, and operator overloading are some C/C++ features that are not part of Java. A feature not mandated in C/C++, but essential to Java, is a garbage-collection facility that automatically reclaims objects and arrays.

• Basic Java commands and APIs using industry tools
• Foundational data organization and manipulation
• Code control structures, such as loops and if/else statements
• How to structure code using methods, parameters, and returns etc

Java is both a programming language and a platform for running compiled Java code. This platform consists mainly of the JVM, but also includes an execution environment that supports the JVM's execution on the underlying (native) platform. The JVM includes several components for loading, verifying, and executing Java code.

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• JAVA Not to be confused with JavaScript,is a general-purpose language designed to be easier to use than C++, which was a notoriously complex language. 90% of the Fortune 500 companies have since used Java to develop desktop apps and website backend systems.

  Java is a highly portable language as it must be executed through a cross-platform compatible Java Virtual Machine (JVM).Furthermore, Android apps are also developed using Java since the Android Operating System runs on a Java language environment.

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You must know at least the basics of how to use a computer, and should be able to start a command line shell. If you are new to programming then Introduction to Programming is strongly recommended. If you already know C++ or any other Object-Oriented language, Java should be easy to pick up

If you work with computers at all, you probably think of Java as a computing platform rather than as a coffee or an island in the Pacific. Java has generated tremendous buzz in its first five years of existence. Some of the excitement is genuine; some is just hype. But at the end of the day, you're probably wondering if you should learn Java.

The answer is "Yes." I'll explain why.

Java is the 3rd Most Demanded Skill on Angel list.

Many tech giants such as Google or Amazon also use Java to develop the backend of their websites, and because Java has pretty good performance, a lot of startups who reach the scaling point would integrate their apps with Java to power features that need to have good performance.

Length of Study - 2 weeks