#i a completely new in java and i am confused in looping

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tall crescent
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i have only made a program or 2 plz tell me what i should pursue next

brisk pierBOT
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<@&987246399047479336> please have a look, thanks.

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TJ-Bot
I have only made a program or 2 plz tell me what i should pursue next

Welcome to Java! Since you're new and trying to understand looping, I recommend you first solidify your grasp of the basic loops in Java — for, while, and do-while. Practice writing simple loops like counting numbers, iterating through arrays, or accumulating sums.

Once comfortable, move on to more advanced concepts like nested loops, loop control statements (break, continue), and enhanced for-each loops, especially for collections.

After mastering loops, consider exploring:

  • Arrays and ArrayLists (to understand data structures you often loop over)
  • Methods (to organize code you write inside loops)
  • Basic algorithms involving loops (like searching or sorting)

Progress step-by-step and focus on practicing small coding challenges to strengthen your understanding.

Useful links:

Keep practicing — looping is fundamental and mastering it will pave the way to more complex programming topics!

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rustic shuttle
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Is there an example you're confused by that we could help with?

light heron
tall crescent
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?

light heron
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What do you mean pursue next

tall crescent
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i mean what to learn next

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or what to practice

light heron
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once you're comfortable with the language and standard library try to make something with external libraries so you can learn about them and how to build projects

tall crescent
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i dont even know to connect two strings T_T

light heron
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Oh

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Are you following a tutorial?

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Video or website

tall crescent
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video

light heron
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Did you finish it?

tall crescent
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im just doing basic programs right now

light heron
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Are you confused about loops?

tall crescent
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yes

brisk pierBOT
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For learning Java, we recommend the ebook Modern Java:
https://javabook.mccue.dev/

It is completely free, meant for beginners and covers all content relevant for the first year. It is a great way to learn Java from the ground up.
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If you prefer a more traditional learning experience, we also recommend MOOC:
https://java-programming.mooc.fi/
This is the course used by the University of Helsinki to teach their students programming in their first year, also completely free.

taldennz • used /tag id: learn ·
rustic shuttle
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We generally recommend resource like the above over videos. The information density of videos is generally pretty low. The ability to stop and reread, or copy and paste, is non-existent. The first link uses a much more modern Java ( 25 or newer) and teaches the concepts in an order that is good for absolute beginners. The second link used Java 8 (you can use Java 11, but it's only teaching Java 8) but has server-checked exercises to submit.

light heron
# light heron Are you confused about loops?

while loops repeat code while the statement is true. So while (isRunning) { //code } repeats the code block as long as isRunning is true.

When you want to go through an array with a while loop you would do something like

int i = 0;
while (i < array.length) {
  System.out.println(array[i]);
  i++;
}

for loops make this code more compact by moving the top part that sets i and the bottom part that updates it into the loop. So instead of above you could write

for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
  System.out.println(array[i]);
}

both start with i equal to 0, both loop as long as i is less than the length of the array, and both increase i by 1 at the end of each loop

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but yeah what talden said

tall crescent
rustic shuttle
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Nothing wrong with posting an example to get help on though.

tall crescent
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ok

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im a student and my school only teaches us java on notepad

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should i use any text editor like eclipse?

prime glen