Java Basics
Treehouse
Course Summary
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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Course Description
About this Course 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. What you'll learn
- Write programs in the Java programming language
- Use the console to interact with users
- Use basic data types to store and name data
- Use conditionals and looping to control program flow
About the Teacher
I am a developer / mentor seeking to make this world better than it was yesterday. I am a proud father. You can find me around Internettown as craigsdennis.
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Course Syllabus
Getting Started with Java
In this stage you will familiarize yourself with Workspaces, your programming environment for this course. We will learn about how to interact with the user using the console object. We will learn about variables, and more specifically, Strings. 6 steps- Introduction to Your Tools 7:30
- Review: Introduction to Your tools 3 questions
- Strings and Variables 6:58
- Strings, Variables, and Formatting 3 objectives
- Receiving Input 3:18
- IO 4 objectives
Using your New Tools
In this stage, you will learn how to add multiple formatters to a format string, and we will have a finished prototype. We will also cover what happens if and when you encounter errors. 6 stepsPerfecting the Prototype
In this stage we will apply feedback we received and add feature enhancements to our prototype. We will add an age restriction and make sure that certain words are not allowed. We will explore branching and looping to solve common problems. 10 steps