I've begun learning Java. Are there any tips from professionals or anyone with experience?

Question

I wanted to start learning Java mainly for game design, but all the tutorials on game design don't explain enough of what's going on. I felt that it defeated the purpose of the tutorial since you aren't learning java in the tutorial, you are learning the steps to make a game with and it feels as if I'm just copying down code. Can I get any pointers?

Answer 1

You will need to know the basics for all things programming, a game design tutorial won't teach you those.

I say code up tic-tac-toe first, then do connect 4. Then do chess. And once you got that you should be comfortable in java and be able to move on to more ambitious things :)