Learning Java, should I take a class?

[roo_ster]

fistful:

Shell scripting (tcsh, bash, etc) and other languages like Perl, awk, sed are also handy.  They are also pretty easy to learn on your own.

Frankly, I'd think they are a whole lot handier than Java for most IT work that does not involve code as a delivery.

Any linux box with a decent install will have these.

[CNYCacher]

That's all true and good advice.

Although we should be clear it wasn't a Java class, it was an object-oriented programming class.  Java was just to be the vehicle.