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ruby_moon

Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:03 am


where to download Java?

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I am totally new to Java, i am learning java through textbook. i want to download JDK1.4.2 to practise some exercise; however, there are so many kinda of these version. i do not know which one should i download ( actyually i tried to download one, but it is some kind of window office, stuffs with drawing and notepad  :cry: ). hihi would you mind telling which one is the rite version for me to download? 
Thanx a lot  :D


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wtd

Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:18 am



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Go to http://java.sun.com and download the 1.4.2 SDK (Software Development Kit).

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html

It's the first of the wide sections down.


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ruby_moon

Thu Jan 06, 2005 1:23 am



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Thank you :) . Is it J2SEv1.4.2_06SDK? i downloaded it, but when i set it up it is just Java Web Start, there is no program for writing code.
How come?  :(


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wtd

Thu Jan 06, 2005 1:31 am



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Thank you :) . Is it J2SEv1.4.2_06SDK? i downloaded it, but when i set it up it is just Java Web Start, there is no program for writing code.
How come?  :(

Because Java programs are just text.  You don't need a special program to write them.  Just write your program in something like NotePad or TextPad, save it, then go into the command-line and compile it with the javac.exe program.


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Martin

Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:16 pm



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You can also use eclipse

www.eclipse.org


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ruby_moon

Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:58 pm



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hihi thanks a lot. i thought java is similar like C++  :oops: 
Thank you  :D


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wtd

Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:04 am



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hihi thanks a lot. i thought java is similar like C++  :oops: 
Thank you  :D

You don't need an IDE to program.  There's nothing magical about source code!  It's just plain text that a compiler or interpreter turns into a form that in one way or another can be executed by the computer.


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Martin

Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:28 am



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Unless you are using a Microsoft IDE, in which case it refuses to compile if you have less than 10 redundant .proj etc. files sitting around.