Additional lessons for Level

In this level, we touched on several new topics: what literals are, what escaping is, and why escape sequences came into existence. And also we continued to get to know classes. This time around our agenda featured the String class, as well as the nuances of working with strings. Before moving on, make sure you've got a solid understanding of all this.

Escaping characters

You'll gradually learn how to escape characters, even if it seems at present that there are too many rules. It doesn't hurt to read something extra on the topic. For example, there's this helpful article. You can also add it to your bookmarks and periodically take a peek until you no longer need it!

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New Java Syntax, level 10, lesson 8

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Why you might fail to have a great career

You don’t have to unplug your brain to prevent a meltdown due to an overabundance of new information. We just need to feed it something simple that’s still interesting. Let’s watch an inspiring speech by Larry Smith about why people fail to have great careers unless they follow their passion and see opportunities instead of obstacles.

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