blakdragon39 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Sometime next week I'll be starting my 2nd year university class, where we finally learn Java. :D They never gave us a good program to write or run C++ with in my class last year, so I'm not expecting much guidance for that this year either. What are some good programs to write/run Java with? I have Notepad++, and a Cygwin (sp?) compiler for C++. I don't know if it will compile Java as well. Any suggestions? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronan Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Well, to first develop in java you're going to need to get the JDK - easily obtainable from Oracle's site. Assuming that automatically adds to the classpath (sometimes it doesn't seem to), you should be fine to compile / run via a command-prompt. After that - I've personally got used to using an IDE but it can become too much of a dependency at times. ;) Personally, I use NetBeans, others that are strongly recommended are Eclipse and IntelliJ's IDEA. Really that comes down to personal preference a lot of the time, but I found Eclipse a bit... 'clunky', whereas NetBeans was quite nice and a more standardised interface - they'll all work though! On a side-note: Entering my second year in a week's time, we started with Java in the first year. :P What type of course is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakdragon39 Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 A four-year Bachelor of Science degree is what I'm going for. I took a few of my second year classes during the summer, to lighten the load for the next semester. :P I'm excited to start the other courses though, they look much more interesting! I bookmarked the page with the JDK's on it, I'll download one sooner or later. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I'd recommend netbeans, it's really a great IDE. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaGetDownOnfriday Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I use eclipse for large projects. Otherwise, I normally use command line + notepad++. 65,280 to 99 fletching on 3-14-0940,405 to 99 woodcutting on 10-17-2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakdragon39 Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 Hmm command line and Notepad++ is what I'm used too. I might try one of the IDE's sometime though, they sound like they would certainly make things easier. :D Thanks for the replies guys. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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