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Is the course learning Java or an introduction to programming? It looks like the old course was based on learning C and C++, but now it seems like they have focused on Java for easier learning / usage. I have gone through some stuff on the C and C++ curriculum and it does look very worthwhile (although it is discontinued), but the Java program looks much weaker, only covering basic algorithms and skipping pointers, etc.

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A lot of the AB test was learning Java (took it in Spring 08). Despite that, I loved the class because of my teacher, who taught us enough that I was running into things through my sophomore year that I learned from the class.

Unless your school has a particularly good teacher, I'd recommend self-studying it, since you seem to get along fine doing that.

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