Wish I could help more, but your prowl for Java is making want to pick up another book and play with it again 🙏🏿 My best experience with Java was with Dr. Java. Many will say eclipse and intellij is the only real way to Java, but running a project for barebones config from the editor is the best way to learn the intricacies of application architecture with Java (that I'll say you've advanced further in with your projects than I did in College).
Wish I could help more, but your prowl for Java is making want to pick up another book and play with it again 🙏🏿 My best experience with Java was with Dr. Java. Many will say eclipse and intellij is the only real way to Java, but running a project for barebones config from the editor is the best way to learn the intricacies of application architecture with Java (that I'll say you've advanced further in with your projects than I did in College).
Well hey. Ig you have the itch, you should (this is not good advice for gamedev).
But hey. The best way to learn a language is to go in having a passiin, and training.