Need Good websites/books to learn JAVA

Hi there, I'm new to Java, well any programing language that is. and i was thinking of going into plugin development. I'm not looking to make the next big mod, however i would like to learn how to code basic plugins for my server do you guys have any good books i should buy or websites i should read?

thanks, jake

 

Thinking in Java by Bruce Eckle.

 

Also a self-learner. Google is your best friend whenever you get stuck. Chances are someone else has asked the same thing. There are literally hundreds of examples out there on just about anything you could imagine.

This guy: http://www.youtube.com/thenewboston has over 100 java tutorials up for free, go check him out!

 

Thanks, i was looking for something about bukkit specific, as i am trying to do simple things (IE: make a chicken blow up when they drop an egg) and other things like that

 

http://www.thenewboston.com <- He's amazing.
http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/the-handle-programming-minecraft-mods-plugins-series.26047/ <- Nice series by a extremely respected developer in the community.
http://wiki.bukkit.org/HUGE_Plugin_Tutorial <- The (un)offical tutorial to programming bukkit.
http://jd.bukkit.org/doxygen/ <- Bukkit javadocs. Once you learn how to use them, they are amazing.

The list goes on, just head over to resources (Under plugin development) and there are alot of great threads there.

 

ur like me i am also trying to learn java i just go everynow and then and watch http://www.thenewboston.com