Introduction¶

This section of the online reading assumes that you are already familiar with the Python programming language. We will use Python as a starting point for our journey into Java. We will begin by looking at a very simple Java program, just to see what the language looks like and how we get a program to run. Next, we will look at the main constructs that are common to most programming languages:

• Data Types

• Loops

• Reading user input

• Conditionals

Once we have the basics of Java behind us we will move on to look at the features of Java that are both unique and powerful.