I'm launching myself headfirst into Java (I hope) but I'm clueless (or just to lazy) about how to set Java up on my computer, i've tried, but failed miserably, I know only a few things.

A:

I would like to use Netbeans

B:

Theres a site for java stuff... but... um.. I... Err... forgotit... hehe, I know it has like acommand function too, So i Need that too... please

C: I'm pretty sure I need to install some java software on my computer too...

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I want to learn java because of its versitallity, because I took a class on it last year and I need to excersice what I learned, and because of its closeness to C, C++ and C# (Methinks)

Sorry for typing errors that might have been made adn not corrected, but now I have an excuse. I'm wearing a wrist brace (fell down on snowboard, I won't elaborate)

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1Jo 2:9-10 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
Joh 17:26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

[VoHW] (Help needed) [Blog] - Truedisciple (mp3)

Nevermind... I'll figure it out by myself..

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first you should know these terms:
jvm= java virtual machine
jdk=java development kit
jre=java runtime enviroment
j2se=java 2 standard edition
j2ee=java 2 enterprise edition

the jre is the environment where java apps run, jvm is the system that runs java apps, jdk is what you need to develop java apps it has a java compiler and other development stuff with it, depending on what kind of java apps you want to develop there are 3 types of java jdk's and jre's 1-standard ,2-enterprise, 3- micro, micro editon is for cell phone and pda developers, enterprise edition is for enterprise architects it has a lot to do with xml soap and jdbc , the standard edition is what you'll probably want to download it has everything you need to develop java apps for desktop applications,the fun thing about the jdk is it is open source and after you install it you should extract src.zip in your instllation directory it has the source code for all the java libraries,after you installed the jre and jdk you can install an ide(optional but convinient) and the ide asks you where the jdk installation directory is and you should show it. after that you are all ready to go.

here is a useful link : http://www.javalobby.org/

it is the most popular java discussion site it should be the site you should visit a lot it really helps you. you should also visit the links at java.sun.com
the best book on java out there is just java2 by peter van der linden.
it is a real great book. i really recommend getting it.

after the installation try compiling and running the demo apps to see if everything works.

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Matthew(22:36-40)"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
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I could use some, I took a weeklong class on it, and I know a lot, but its all fuzzy to me now, I could use a jumpstart, or a reminder...

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MM out-
Thought travels much faster than sound, it is better to think something twice, and say it once, than to think something once, and have to say it twice.
"Frogs and Fauns! The tournament!" - Professor Winneynoodle/HanClinto

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Matthew(22:36-40)"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Whose Son Is the Christ

Too many choices! To many different acryonyms!

What do i need!?!

I'm just trying to do java games (apps) on a windows computer, which JDK or SDK do i need?!?!

GAAA!!

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Matthew(22:36-40)"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Whose Son Is the Christ

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I have many years experience in Java, and I have found eclipse to be a great tool. It cleans you code to you particular coding style and has some great source refactoring commands.

Also, I should say that eclipse is a general framework that has a massive amount of plugins that work for a lot of different languages including Ruby, Python, PHP, and C++

I am sure there are literally thousands of tutorials on the web for java. Use search terms like "Getting Started", "Howto", and "Java Reference"

Hope it helps.

Sam

[This message has been edited by samw3 (edited January 06, 2007).]

Check out http://java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/ for an overview of many different tutorials.

I refer quite often to 'The Java Tutorials': http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/ It contains a bunch of categories from Java Basics to specific topics like Security, remote programming, GUI, and database. I have found these to be excellent resources and I refer back to them when I forget something.

I 2nd the use of Eclipse. It's nice for Java development.