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I've been programming with Perl for a few years and consider myself proficient. I'm now trying to learn Java and am wondering what would be the best route / resource? Any recommendations on website and/or books would be appreciated. thx.

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Start with the Java Tutorial. http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/

If you want a book, go for Head First Java.

Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
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there are lots and lots of books; but one that i found really liking is Thinking in Java. Note that it's about Java the language, not (so much) about the libraries or environment.

Javier