Top Java Developers Offer Advice to Students

java.sun.com writers have interviewed Java
developers from diverse backgrounds and solicited their advice for
students,11 top Java developers share the fruits of
long experience.

Joshua Bloch: Write Lots of Code

Tor Norbye: Learn to Use Your Tools

Chet Haase: Don't Put Your Entire Application in One Method

Ben Galbraith: Interact With an Expert

Masood Mortazavi: Start Simple and Keep Learning

Raghavan Srinivas: Don't Be Overwhelmed

Cay Horstmann: First, Don't Panic

Arun Gupta: Try Different IDEs

Rick Cattell: Good Technology Is Only 10% of Success

Chuk-Munn Lee: Choose an Area of Your Immediate Need

Tom Ball: Programming Is Still a Craft