- Java SE 7 Downloads
- Java SE 7 Online API Documentation
- Java SE 7 Documentation
- The first link lets you download the Java compiler and libraries and the next two links let you read the documentation.
- jGRASP
- DrJava
- BlueJ
- JCreator
- These are free, simple, educational, IDE's that you can download and use to write small Java programs. These kinds of IDEs are much better for writing lots of small Java examples than the large, professional IDEs (like Eclipse).
- BeanShell - Lightweight Scripting for Java
- This is an interpreted version of Java. BeanShell consists of a single file bsh-2.0b4.jar that you download and place anywhere on your computer. Just double click on the file to start BeanShell (but you need to install the Java JDK before you can use BeanShell).
- Java Precisely
- A very nice, concise reference book for the Java language. If you scroll down the page, there is a link to an earlier version of the book that is freely downloadable.
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
- Introduction to Programming Using Java
- Thinking in Java, 4th Edition
- Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition
- The Java Tutorials
- Java Lecture Notes
- These are links to free online textbooks for Java.
- Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language
- AmbySoft Inc. Coding Standards for Java
- Draft Java Coding Standard by Doug Lea
- Java Programming Style Guide JavaRanch
- Speaking the Java language without an accent - IBM developerWorks
- Goood Java Style: Part 1
- Goood Java Style: Part 2
- Checkstyle 5.5
- Code in Motion from the book Beautiful Code
- Coding Guidelines, Finding the Art in the Science ACM Queue
- How To Write Unmaintainable Code
- Various Java style guides and explanations for the importance of using a style guide.
- The Java Language and Virtual Machine Specifications
- The definitive, technical specifications for the Java language and the Java Virtual Machine.
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