JAVA ?

[towlies high]

ok so i wanna learn java(not script) what do i need to write the code and compile it?any suggestions.

[Friedchicken100]

You can write the code using Notepad. Java isn't really compiled per se. It is sort of compiled when it is run with JRE.

[towlies high]

is there a site that explains this? and just how to get some code workin.maybe how to write some code to

[LosingTheFight]

The SUN website is the best place to begin learning. From there, google for JAVA tutorials. As far as and IDE, I like eclipse although MANY are very passionate about NetBeans. Both have positives and I would recommend trying both and making your own choice.

[VHockey86]

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

There are the downloads for the java software development kit. "Netbeans" is an integrated development environment, similar to microsoft visual studio or JCreator.

To start with its probably much simpler to just write your programs with a simple text editor, and use the java SDK to compile and run the programs from the command prompt. If you've never used DOS and command prompts scare you.... then just use an IDE.

Make sure you download the JDK and not just the JRE.

Do you know any other programming languages? Are you familiar at all with object oriented concepts? (Classes and objects). If so you should be able to transistion into Java somewhat easily.

[Martoch]

I recommend using SuperEdi for your code writing as it has syntax coloring (easier to distinguish lines of code) and many other useful features.

[dchw_dude]

I prefer JCreator for writing my JAVA code (http://www.jcreator.com/). Make sure that when you download the JDK, that you get the latest 5.0(1.5) version . . . . 1.5.3 I think it is. For some reason they renamed JAVA 1.5 as JAVA 5.0. Dont ask me why.

When you compile tha JAVA code the cool thing is that it goes into a sort of pre-executable bytecode that is cross platform. JAVA compiles thiss bytecode on the fly to execute the program, on whatever platform you want. You can compile to java executables(.jar), but I really do not understand what happens there except the fact that I have a double-clickable JAVA program.

Just out of curiosity, how much programming experience do you have, towlies?

[towlies high]

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Originally Posted by dchw_dude

Just out of curiosity, how much programming experience do you have, towlies?

hardly any

[LosingTheFight]

That's not a big problem. A lot of schools begin by teaching JAVA. It's also a good idea to learn Object-Oriented Programming early. That being said, I always recommend learning a scripting language (like LUA or Python) first, simply to get the basics of programming down before tackiling the big two (C++ and Java). However, if you think you can jump right in, the more power to you. Good luck and welcome to the programming world!

[dchw_dude]

I learned QBASIC while I was in Junior High, and then got good at C++ in High School. In college, now I have to learn JAVA for a class. It is enjoyable. Some friends in that class have never programmed before, and now all of us are creating Binary Search Trees!