Learning coding (for a new career) on MorphOS

[jj]

I think a lot of people have an issue with Java based on the early days. It's a strong language and the job opportunities are everywhere for Java.

[jj]

Basically if you can learn OOP then you are all set. As was mentioned java will give you a good start whilst givng a good safety net. Great exception handling plus generics which give you type saftey at the compiler level.  Java is used prety heavily in industry these days,  I see a lot more work and jobs for java developers than c++ these days.   Though .net and by extension c# is pretty strong too

[jj]

The whole point of sql though is so that you don't have to learn a specific command set for every database you need to read or write to. Sql was written for non programmers. That is why it's So easy to use.

Apart from the apparent loss of speed using then makes writing applications than can run on a host of databases just changing a config file.

[jj]

I haven't found one good Java tutorial. C++ has a lot of good tutorials and they are free.
What should he do to find api and/or library references so he can make programs?

This is a beginners language, it is suppose to be a good pre-cursor to Java:

http://www.alice.org/index.php

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Java-Everyone-Cay-S-Horstmann/dp/0471791911