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Java Programming for Complete Beginners (Udemy.com)

Java Programming for Beginners. Learn Core Java, Java Object Oriented Programming and Spring Boot. Get Interview Ready!

Created by: in28Minutes Official

Last updated May 2026

Our take

Based on the ratings of 54,293 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in May 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.

This is a Java course for people who have never written code. Ranga Karanam's in28Minutes team starts in JShell with a multiplication table, moves to Eclipse, then works through object-oriented programming, arrays, collections, generics and functional programming. It runs about 60 hours across 732 lectures, with a set of coding exercises after most topics. More than 318,000 students have enrolled, and reviewers describe the teaching as simple, step by step and easy to follow.

Reviewers keep praising the same things: small lectures, plain explanations and exercises that come often. One says it feels like an actual classroom. A working Java developer says it helped them understand the concepts introduced from Java 8 onward and is good for interview preparation. The complaints are mild. One student wants the exercise tests visible so they can see where a solution went wrong, and a one-star review says a few sections pack in a lot without enough depth.

The course was last updated in May 2026, and the listing says it covers new Java features up to Java 24. About 89 percent of the 54,293 ratings are four or five stars, and the three-star group is roughly one in eleven. It is a long haul, but a sensible first Java course for anyone who likes typing along and being tested often. Skip it if you only want a quick overview.

Best forComplete beginners who learn by typing code and want a set of exercises after nearly every topic.
Skip it ifYou want a short intro, or you already know Java and only need Spring Boot depth.

Pros

  • Short lectures and plain explanations that reviewers call easy to follow for people with no background
  • A coding exercise set follows most topics, nine sets in all, plus 67 quizzes
  • Starts in JShell, so beginners see results before setting up a full project
  • Updated in May 2026, and one working developer says it covers Java 8 onward and helps with interviews

Cons

  • Around 60 hours is a long commitment for a first programming language
  • One reviewer could not tell where a coding exercise went wrong because the test cases are hidden
  • A one-star review says some sections pack in a lot of information without enough depth
Great pacing and explains concepts clearly, also very hands-on.
Gustavo Denault, a student

Suits true beginners, since no prior programming is required, though one working developer also found it useful on newer Java versions.

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What you will learn

  • HANDS-ON with EXERCISES and PUZZLES: Learn Object Oriented Programming with Java
  • CLEAR YOUR JAVA INTERVIEWS: GET ALL the SKILLS to demonstrate an EXPERTISE with Java Programming

Course content

26 sections · 732 lectures · 61 hours of video 67 quizzes, 46 coding exercises, 40 articles

  1. 1Introduction to Course - Java Programming 2 free previews4 lectures · 9 min
  2. 2Installing Java5 lectures · 17 min
  3. 3Introduction to Java Programming with Jshell using Multiplication Table 6 free previews36 lectures · 5 quizzes · 3 hours
  4. 4Introduction to Java Method with Multiplication Table 3 free previews17 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.2 hours
  5. 5Introduction to Java Platform 1 free preview10 lectures · 44 min
  6. 6Introduction to Eclipse - First Java Programming Project12 lectures · 51 min
  7. 7Java Coding Exercises - Set 1 4 free previews7 lectures · 5 quizzes · 33 min
  8. 8Github Book For Java Programming1 lecture
  9. 9Introduction To Java Object Oriented Programming 5 free previews20 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.3 hours
  10. 10Java Coding Exercises - Set 25 lectures · 4 quizzes · 24 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • You have ZERO programming experience and want to learn Java Programming
  • You are a Beginner at Java Programming and want to Learn to write Great Java Programs
  • You want to learn the Basics of Object Oriented Programming with Java
  • You want to learn the Basics of Functional Programming with Java

What you need before you start

  • You have an attitude to learn while having fun :)
  • You have ZERO Programming Experience and Want to Learn Java

How it compares

Against the other 231 rated Udemy courses in Java on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 71% of them
  • Reviews54,293#4 of 232 by number of reviews
  • Length60.6 hourslonger than 95% of them
  • Last updatedMay 2026more recently than 80% of them

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Overall Score : 92 / 100

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Course Description

LEARN JAVA PROGRAMMING WRITING 200+ JAVA PROGRAMS, PUZZLES & EXERCISES. Get Interview Ready!

RECOMMENDED for absolute beginners to Java and Programming!

BONUS - Java Interview Guide with 200+ Questions and a companion website

BONUS - Learn to Build REST API with Spring, Spring Boot, and JPA


8 Things YOU need to know about this JAVA PROGRAMMING Course

#1: Nearing 300,000 Learners - One of the highest-rated Java Courses on Udemy!

#2: Designed for ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS to Java Programming (Core + Advanced)

#3: HANDS-ON - Write 100+ Programs - The best way to learn Java Programming is to get your hands dirty!

#4: PUZZLES and EXERCISES to help reinforce your learning

#5: One of the first courses to be updated to JAVA 24. Covers all new features in Java 9, Java 10, Java 11, Java 12, Java 13, Java 14, Java 15, Java 16, Java 17, Java 18, Java 19, Java 20, Java 21, Java 22, Java 23 and Java 24.

#6: FREE 150 Page Course Companion Web Site

#7: BONUS - Learn to Build REST API with Spring, Spring Boot, and JPA (Hibernate)

#8: BONUS - Java Interview Guide with 200+ Questions and a companion website


WHAT OUR LEARNERS ARE SAYING:

5 STARS - The best Java course out there for Beginners. Highly recommended.

5 STARS - This course exceeded all my expectations. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

5 STARS - Great mix of theory and exercises!

5 STARS - What a great course!!!

5 STARS - This is the best Java course I've come across. It's straight to the point without any missing details. You can get an idea of what you're getting into working with Java fast with this course. I really like it.

5 STARS - Never thought taking an online course will be so helpful. The instructor is quite engaging, gives a good amount of exercises.

5 STARS - This course is wonderful! I really enjoy it. It really is for beginners, so it's very helpful for people which don't know anything about programming.

5 STARS - It's very well thought out. I enjoy the constant exercises and the challenge they present to make things happen.


COURSE OVERVIEW

Java is one of the most popular programming languages. Java offers both object-oriented and functional programming features.

We take a hands-on approach using a combination of JShell and Eclipse as an IDE to illustrate more than 200 Java Coding Exercises, Puzzles, and Code Examples. This course assumes no previous ( beginner ) programming or Java experience. If you’ve never programmed a computer before, or if you already have experience with another programming language and want to quickly learn Java, this is a perfect course for you.

In more than 250 Steps, we explore the most important Core Java Programming Language Features

  • Basics of Java Programming - Expressions, Variables, and Printing Output

  • Java Operators - Java Assignment Operator, Relational and Logical Operators, Short Circuit Operators

  • Java Conditionals and If Statement

  • Methods - Parameters, Arguments, and Return Values

  • Object-Oriented Programming - Class, Object, State, and Behavior

  • Basics of OOPS - Encapsulation, Abstraction, Inheritance, and Polymorphism

  • Basics about Java Data Types - Casting, Operators, and More

  • Java Built-in Classes - BigDecimal, String, Java Wrapper Classes

  • Conditionals with Java - If Else Statement, Nested If Else, Java Switch Statement, Java Ternary Operator

  • Loops - For Loop, While Loop in Java, Do While Loop, Break and Continue

  • Immutability of Java Wrapper Classes, String and BigDecimal

  • Java Dates - Introduction to LocalDate, LocalTime and LocalDateTime

  • Java Array and ArrayList - Java String Arrays, Arrays of Objects, Primitive Data Types, toString and Exceptions

  • Introduction to Variable Arguments

  • Basics of Designing a Class - Class, Object, State and Behavior. Deciding State and Constructors.

  • Understanding Object Composition and Inheritance

  • Java Abstract Class and Interfaces. Introduction to Polymorphism.

  • Java Collections - List Interface(ArrayList, LinkedList and Vector), Set Interface (HashSet, LinkedHashSet and TreeSet), Queue Interface (PriorityQueue) and Map Interface (HashMap, HashTable, LinkedHashMap and TreeMap() - Compare, Contrast and Choose

  • Generics - Why do we need Generics? Restrictions with extends and Generic Methods, WildCards - Upper Bound and Lower Bound.

  • Functional Programming - Lambda Expression, Stream and Operations on a Stream (Intermediate Operations - Sort, Distinct, Filter, Map and Terminal Operations - max, min, collect to List), Functional Interfaces - Predicate Interface, Consumer Interface, Function Interface for Mapping, Method References - static and instance methods

  • Introduction to Threads and MultiThreading - Need for Threads

  • Implementing Threads - Extending Thread Class and Implementing Runnable Interface

  • States of a Thread and Communication between Threads

  • Introduction to Executor Service - Customizing the number of Active Threads. Returning a Future, invokeAll, and invokeAny

  • Introduction to Exception Handling - Your Thought Process during Exception Handling. try, catch, and finally. Exception Hierarchy - Checked Exceptions vs Unchecked Exceptions. Throwing an Exception. Creating and Throwing a Custom Exception - CurrenciesDoNotMatchException. Try with Resources - New Feature in Java 7.

  • List files and folders in Directory with Files list method, File walk method and find methods. Read and write from a File.

Covers Java New Features from Java 8 to Java 25 (incl. Java 17, Java 21)

  • Java 8 – Embraced functional programming with Lambda expressions and Streams.

  • Java 9 – Introduced modularization to the Java Platform - enabling faster startup and less memory footprint for Java applications

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Instructor Details

in28Minutes Official

Ranga Karanam, the founder of in28minutes, has 2 decades of experience with technology - architecture, design, and programming.  We are helping learners take their first steps into modern cloud native technology and gain expertise on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes amongst others.

Our happiest moments are when learners tag us on LinkedIn or reach out to us with their stories of getting their first job, getting a promotion, or a big raise.

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Ranga is multi-cloud certified -  Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner,  Azure Fundamentals Certified AZ-900, DP-900 and AI-900.

Our courses are focused on Cloud Certifications (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform - GCP), DevOps, Full Stack (  React, Angular ), Serverless, Programming, and Microservice Development with Java and Spring Boot.

Our Top Courses include:

1) Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud

2) Java Programming for Complete Beginners

3) Google Cloud Certification - Associate Cloud Engineer - 2021

4) DevOps For Beginners - Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure DevOps

5) Spring Framework Master Class - Java Spring the Modern Way

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Reviews

4.6

54,293 ratings on Udemy

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By Krasznai Zsuzsanna on 8/20/2026

Excellent entertaining course about the latest Java with fun exercices and exiting hands on problem solving.

By Yeddula Madhan Mohan Reddy on 7/4/2026

Excellent course! The concepts are explained in a very simple and easy -to-understand way. The hands-on exercises and real world examples made learning enjoyable and practical. I feel much more confident in Java and Spring Boot after completing this course. Highly recommended for both beginners and experienced developers looking to strengthen their fundamentals!

By Brendan MARAN on 6/23/2026

I really enjoyed the course Bro really explained as simple as possible and also as well as the usage of jshell only made learning Java even better, to be clear I don't regret spending my money on this course cause it's worth the price, thankyou and I'll stick all the way to finishing this course.

By irshadali saiyed on 6/8/2026

Highly recommended course! The instructor explains each topic step by step, and the course provides a strong learning path from beginner to advanced level.

By Nitin Bhatnagar on 4/14/2026

This is an excellent Java course even for java developers like me who have worked on multiple Java versions in their career. It has helped me in understand all the key concepts that have been introduced right from Java 8 to Java 25 and is good for preparing Java interviews, thanks.

By Aakash Maji on 2/23/2026

This was not just a course but a journey of understanding and mastering the concepts of Java and its architecture. Thanks for creating this course.

By Afzal Alam on 1/25/2026

Honestly I did not aware about the java so i decide to take a course so i took this course this course extremely good. Mr. Range teach very well i love to learn from him.

By Mahalakshmi Susarla on 1/14/2026

Awesome explanation. Got clarity on many areas. Please create more videos on technologies like Kafka in depth.

By Monish Korrapati on 12/27/2025

In some particular sections, the info is huge and cannot be understood, felt like it did not provide enough depth on those topics to explain

By Patricio Agurto on 12/13/2025

This was an amazing match for my career development. I will continue learning Java until I become a senior backend developer.

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