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glock · Feb 25th, 2006, 1:52 AM

ok so i'm thinking about taking ap comp sci at my school next year which teaches java

i wanna get a headstart over the summer but don't know where to start from lol

what program do people use to make java apps?
i see that theres the normal jdk 5.0 but theres also a netbeans ide, but i doubt the teacher will allow us to use the ide - so i guess i only need the jdk 5.0?

also, what's a good text editor for java? i'm basically looking for a good text editor that just has the lines numbered and code organized ... i like everything else about notepad doesn't have.

Watts · Feb 25th, 2006, 2:45 AM

I recommend solaris.

jaeusm · Feb 25th, 2006, 3:49 AM

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what's a good text editor for java?

For Windows, I use TextPad for small to medium size projects. For Linux, I use VI. For large projects, I use Eclipse on both platforms.

Jimbo · Feb 25th, 2006, 4:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jaeusm

For Windows, I use TextPad for small to medium size projects. For Linux, I use VI. For large projects, I use Eclipse on both platforms.

Pretty much the same here, although I hear that Netbeans is actually pretty nice

Arevos · Feb 25th, 2006, 6:49 AM

jEdit's worth mentioning, though I prefer Eclipse. However, that may be because I generally work on projects that contain a number of files and classes, and an IDE is needed to keep track.

ReggaetonKing · Feb 25th, 2006, 10:16 AM

I user Eclipse, if i love its customizable workstation. JCreator I use when I first was learning Java.

Watts · Feb 25th, 2006, 4:11 PM

I'm an idiot, I meant eclipse, not solaris...mb

ReggaetonKing · Feb 26th, 2006, 9:51 AM

you recommend Sun's OS huh? lol j/p

Watts · Feb 27th, 2006, 1:09 AM

I'll fight you, haha

crawforddavid2006 · Feb 27th, 2006, 6:03 AM

Use BlueJ... it is really easy to understand trust me.

Feb 25th, 2006, 1:52 AM	#1
glock Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Java - Just starting ok so i'm thinking about taking ap comp sci at my school next year which teaches java i wanna get a headstart over the summer but don't know where to start from lol what program do people use to make java apps? i see that theres the normal jdk 5.0 but theres also a netbeans ide, but i doubt the teacher will allow us to use the ide - so i guess i only need the jdk 5.0? also, what's a good text editor for java? i'm basically looking for a good text editor that just has the lines numbered and code organized ... i like everything else about notepad doesn't have.

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ReggaetonKing Sexy Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 891 Rep Power: 3	I user Eclipse, if i love its customizable workstation. JCreator I use when I first was learning Java. __________________ I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code!

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ReggaetonKing Sexy Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 891 Rep Power: 3	you recommend Sun's OS huh? lol j/p __________________ I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code!

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Feb 25th, 2006, 2:45 AM	#2
Watts Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	I recommend solaris.

Feb 25th, 2006, 6:49 AM	#5
Arevos Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,499 Rep Power: 4	jEdit's worth mentioning, though I prefer Eclipse. However, that may be because I generally work on projects that contain a number of files and classes, and an IDE is needed to keep track.

Feb 25th, 2006, 4:11 PM	#7
Watts Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	I'm an idiot, I meant eclipse, not solaris...mb

Feb 27th, 2006, 1:09 AM	#9
Watts Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	I'll fight you, haha

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