Help me get started with JAVA please. Need book and other recommendations.

[LGabrielPhoto]

Hi all!
So my only programming was done on a Tandy Coco and that was just silly Basic programs from books and the usual Hello World on python as my second failed attempt at programming!
But now I want to do this for real. Within my company, fellow employees that had some knowledge in programming doing simple things have had better chances moving up so while I know it will take a while to learn, the sooner I start the better.
So I decided to go with JAVA first instead of C# which both were recommended by a software engineer friend of mine (not a coworker).
My reason for JAVA is the possibility of programming android later on but then again, by the time I learn maybe there will be no Android LOL
So, I installed JDK, JRE and Eclipse but I am not sure what books and online resources are best to start learning.
I have seen some recommendations but usually are like old books so not sure if newer ones are better and just I cant find the right ones etc.
Any recommendations will be appreciated!

Regards

 

[Grazehell]

I am a C# programmer and just wrote my first android app. It took me about 24 hours to port my code over to Java as a first time java programmer (writing simple programs in college 9 years ago don't count).

moving between these two languages you would find is very easy.

 

[LGabrielPhoto]

So you feel starting with C# it is a better idea, right?

 

[PTNL]

Since your goal is to produce code that would be run at the company, my suggestion is to pick a language that:
a) Is inline with your employer's technology path, and
b) Has knowledgeable peers that are within walking distance to ask questions when you get your hands dirty in code.

 

[LGabrielPhoto]

That is not a bad idea...actually very smart indeed although, not sure how long I want to stay in here to be honest..kind of fed up but yeah I will find out what exactly we use here.
Thanks!