Java for intermediate .NET Developer

Question

I am a .NET Developer with about 5 years of web development experience using Microsoft technologies starting with classic ASP to ASP .NET 3.5.

I do have a little background in Java as well and can write/understand Java code very easily. I am looking for resources (online, books) that are compatible with my .NET experience. I am only interested in web development in Java and want to start at intermediate level even if it may require me to look up some details.

What path or resources would you recommend for intermediate .NET web developers to gain equivalent proficiency in Java web development tools?

Answer 1

• Get an IDE: IntelliJ (my preference), Eclipse, Netbeans;
• Get an application server: Glassfish (my preference; either v2 or v3 Prelude), JBoss or, if you're feeling adventurous, SpringSource dm server;
• Get a JDK eg 6u11;
• Get a copy of Spring 2.5.6 (or 3.0M2 if you're feeling adventurous);
• Get a copy of the Spring reference documentation;

Put the pieces together.

Answer 2

Get yourself a copy of eclipse, and just start reading other people's code, and reading some java docs. The Java website has all the docs online, and they're one of the best language specs I've seen.

Really, if you know C# pretty well, Java should be a cake walk. The languages are pretty similar, so you just need to get to know the different frameworks.