So you want to program with Java?

You feel ambitious. You know it's time to learn something new. You have a desire to learn some form of programming and heard that Java would be an excellent place to start. If this describes you, then you'll want to read on and learn a little more about what Java is and how to set up the coding environment and write your first code.

Blog Post 3 - Application Reflection Essay

This assignment for this week has been enjoyable and engaging. I’ve had the chance to work with multiple applications to describe a day in my life. I used Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Access. Microsoft Word is a word processor application, used in the creation of formatted text (Vahid & Lysecky, 2017). Formatted text is just a fancy term for text that can be different sizes, fonts, styles, and colors. Microsoft Excel is an application used for entering and sorting data. Information is entered into cells, and those cells are organized by rows and columns. Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation application. PowerPoint allows a user to insert text and graphics and into slides and create animations and transitions, making the final product an engaging presentation. Finally, Microsoft Access is a database application. The user inputs data similar to Excel, and the information is saved in a way that allows the user to keep track of entries.