Java101. 4 years PHP experience. Headed to Game Dev. Good Read?

[Keysle]

I have 4 years of PHP experience.
9 years of OO scripting experience.

I want to make a 3D game.
Multiplayer online game
In this game I to make my own 3D renderer. I want to learn that. I know there are some that exist already that are incredibly efficient, but I want to learn that stuff too.
Just got passed the "Hello World".

I'm asking for some direction beyond learning the basic syntax, OO interface & Linked Listing. I'll need to learn these 3 things as well. I just want to make sure that I have some direction when I'm done. I have programming experience. So this shouldn't take much more beyond 2 weeks.

Thank you for any the help!

I think I'll make a progress log for every step of my adventure. Doing this helps me focus.

This is just a video of me saying the same thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1cQiJRaFg

[Darryl.Burke]

Cross posted
http://www.java-forums.org/new-java/...ood-reads.html
http://www.coderanch.com/t/582180/Ga...erience-Headed

You didn't bother to reply to the 4 responses on your 3 earlier threads. Why should anyone expect any better behavior this time round?

db

[Keysle]

didn't ... reply

For a while I forgot about code guru. All the forums were difficult to manage, but now I have spread sheet to keep track of where I posted

[keang]

So this shouldn't take much more beyond 2 weeks.

but now I have spread sheet to keep track of where I posted

Oh great, so that makes it ok then does it.

You are missing the point. Questions which have been posted on many forums waste all of our time as we all spend time reading and answering posts when they have already been answered elsewhere.

Don't cross post.

[Keysle]

Oh great, so that makes it ok then does it.

You are missing the point. Questions which have been posted on many forums waste all of our time as we all spend time reading and answering posts when they have already been answered elsewhere.

Don't cross post.

Yes! I was missing the point. I was just re-checking this thread to ask if I was missing the point.
@db asked that I let others know first.
Beyond this, is there anything else wrong with it?

Regarding the 2weeks of learning.
I only meant to refer to syntax, OO interface & Linked Listing that is within java.
Not everything beyond it.

[keang]

I suggest you decide which forum you want this question to be posted on and close down all other cross posts by pointing them to the forum you have chosen.

Regarding the 2weeks of learning.
I only meant to refer to syntax, OO interface & Linked Listing that is within java.
Not everything beyond it.

The syntax is easy to learn, especially if you've programmed before. Learning the commonly used library classes takes a fair amount of effort and I'd be amazed if you can acquire a working knowledge within 2 weeks.

The danger is, if you don't spend enough time learning what's in the libraries, you'll end up wasting loads of time re-inventing the wheel.

[Keysle]

Yes. Will do.
I apologize. Just in such a rush.

I think my best bet is to buy some books where I can gradually learn everything I need to know that I wont intuitively find out by browsing the internet.

[keang]

Before you buy any books take a look at the Java tutorials