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      <title>Start your Java journey with Microsoft today!</title>
      <dc:creator>Brian Benz</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Microsoft's Java for Beginners series! We hope you'll enjoy this collection of videos, which are meant to inspire you to learn more about Java and share our passion for the language and platform.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Check out the series at &lt;a href="https://aka.ms/javaforbeginners"&gt;https://aka.ms/javaforbeginners&lt;/a&gt;, or dive into a specific topic from the list below.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We also have Microsoft Learn modules that allow you to learn about Java in the cloud specifically via our Azure portal. You can obtain credentials and certifications as well through these modules.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We would also appreciate your feedback. We have a lot of experience with Java at Microsoft, but we have limited experience from a beginner's point of view. So please let us know what you think! If there's anything we can improve upon or any topics you'd like to see covered, please tell us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's a current list of topics.  Check back as we're always updating topics based on your feedback!  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://aka.ms/javaforbeginners"&gt;   Java for Beginners Series           &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/6DwfzBOnyBI"&gt;   Introduction to Java for Beginners  by  Brian Benz  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/EPWgYvve0OE"&gt;   What is Java?   by  Mark Heckler    &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/201IpTSRIGs"&gt;   Prototype your Java with Jshell by  Ed Burns    &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/ZHHUZyy_fOo"&gt;   Working with Java in Visual Studio Code by  Rory Preddy &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/J1kPHRp-09I"&gt;   Working with Strings in Java    by  Brian Benz  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/pEW21fWqHQM"&gt;   Formatting Java Strings – Part 1  by  Brian Benz  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/tetONyHZjXQ"&gt;   Formatting Java Strings – Part 2  by  Brian Benz  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/nVpz41c-lfg"&gt;   Working with Numeric Data Types in Java by  Sandra  Ahlgrimm    &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/2t8cNALZhN4"&gt;   All about Java Records – Part 1   by  David Grieve    &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/_DSDKiqd2lU"&gt;   All about Java Records – Part 2   by  David Grieve    &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/2TZCvjDHD5o"&gt;   Conditional Logic in Java   by  Rajsa Savant    &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/oWzCvL35d0c"&gt;   Arrays in Java  by  Kirk Pepperdine &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/cNqIbhYXprk"&gt;   Java collections    by  Kirk Pepperdine &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/1mGWMiT6j6c"&gt;   Working with Java maps  by  Kirk Pepperdine &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/hrVStD5nsPY"&gt;   Working with Loops in Java  by  Rajsa Savant    &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/l6sC5sK1zfg"&gt;   Maven and other Build Tools for Java    by  Julien Dubois   &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/La2dU4uNxJ4"&gt;   Java Classes and Packages Part 1    by  Kirk Pepperdine &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/kPS2H9CdBlY"&gt;   Java Classes and Packages Part 2    by  Kirk Pepperdine &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/BvDbRYK1lj8"&gt;   Java Classes and Packages Part 3    by  Kirk Pepperdine &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/3ShYdeEGpss"&gt;   Java Methods part 1 by  Brian Benz  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/rc0zn0XmwTQ"&gt;   Java Methods Part 2 by  Brian Benz  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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