Introduction to Java
by Pat Wilson · 01/31/2001 (8:11 pm) · 11 comments
Programming is a skill just like any other, and while it may never earn the public reputation that comes with being able to throw pigskin 80 yards, it
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#2
02/02/2001 (9:00 am)
EMACS for Windows! 
#3
02/03/2001 (5:53 pm)
I found this very helpful! 
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Jeff
02/04/2001 (8:54 pm)
My son Aaron is trying to get into programming, so he followed your advice and downloaded the Java SDK, v1.3. From there, he tried following the Java tutorial, which runs the javac compiler (?) in DOS. There must be a more integrated development environment that doesn't require setting DOS paths, etc. Maybe Win EMACS is it. I'm not a technical titan, so I can't help him. What I'm sure a lot of people on this site currently need are instructions that go to an even more basic level. For instance, step by step how to use Java to display graphics on a Windows based screen. How about it?Jeff
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02/08/2001 (5:27 pm)
Will do, Jeff. As for the IDE, Forte by Sun is free, however it is written in Java...and as good as Java is...it's slow. Nice IDE, just a tad bit slow. EMACS for Windows can get ugly to set up. I'm really not sure what to tell you about the IDEs, I use EMACS and a DOS/Linux Console.
#6
03/14/2001 (2:08 pm)
What does RTFM stand for?
#7
03/17/2001 (3:58 am)
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-HenrykK
10/01/2001 (1:54 am)
Jeff. If your son is running a MS system, ten take a look at RealJ [http://www.realj.com/] or JCreator [http://www.jcreator.com/]. They are free and functional.-HenrykK
#9
10/08/2001 (4:47 am)
use textpad. it's simple, effective etc.
#10
Forte (although slow) does, and i checked out RealJ which is indeed a good alternative: not as many bells, whistles or help automatic help options as Forte, but also faster. :-)
10/10/2001 (10:21 am)
But textpad (or editpad lite, my favourite text editor :-)) offers no help whatsoever to someone who's just beginning with Java.Forte (although slow) does, and i checked out RealJ which is indeed a good alternative: not as many bells, whistles or help automatic help options as Forte, but also faster. :-)
#11
I'm a professional Java programmer myself, I think your son might benefit from using the Netbeans IDE. It's opensource, and thus -free. And I must say, it's the most feature-filled IDE out there. You can pick up a copy of it at www.netbeans.org. But be forwarned, it's the core that Forte is built around and is pure Java itself, so it can be a bit slow.
And if your son wants to program games, have him check out Sun's official gaming page: www.javagaming.org. Also, Gamedev has a pretty active Java community.
06/24/2002 (9:43 am)
JeffI'm a professional Java programmer myself, I think your son might benefit from using the Netbeans IDE. It's opensource, and thus -free. And I must say, it's the most feature-filled IDE out there. You can pick up a copy of it at www.netbeans.org. But be forwarned, it's the core that Forte is built around and is pure Java itself, so it can be a bit slow.
And if your son wants to program games, have him check out Sun's official gaming page: www.javagaming.org. Also, Gamedev has a pretty active Java community.
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