Library

Reference Material:

• Java Tutorial
• Java API (library) 1.7 reference

Downloads:

Compilers:

• Java Development Kit (JDK) (compiler & run-time system). The compilation commands for this compiler are covered in the Compiling section of CS252.

User interfaces for programming with Java (all are free downloads):

• Eclipse is my hands-down favorite for "real" work.
  • OK on Windows (available on Dept lab PCs and virtual PC lab machines)
  • On our Linux machines. You'll want to use NX for your connection if you are off-campus. With a normal X connection, it's much too slow.
• You can get the Sun NetBeans IDE along with the J2SE download.
  • OK on Windows, probably not the easiest choice for beginners
  • Agonizingly slow when run remotely via X (on the CS Unix machines)
• You can also use Unix/CygWin emacs as described in CS 252.
  • OK on Windows (if you have CygWin)
  • Works fine when run remotely via X
• DrJava is an environment targeted at students or programmers new to Java.
  • OK on Windows (if you have CygWin)
  • OK when run remotely via X. Run it as

      ~zeil/bin/drjava &
                

• jGrasp is also an educational environment with some support for UML.

Testing:

• Get JUnit from http://junit.org. Note that JUnit is "built-in" to Eclipse, another reason why Eclipse is my preferred IDE.