Don't have an IDE for programming in Java? ...or have one but it's crap? Come along, follow me I'll show you how to get the best of it...
Go to this page and download the "Eclipse SDK 3.x.x" IDE(integrated development environment), a development platform for software which was developed with Java. You will also need the JRE runtime environment (if you don't already have it) to use Eclipse. HINT: in case Eclipse detects you don't have the JRE it will tell you and you can then download JRE, otherwise you probably have it. Once you have Eclipse saved somewhere on your computer just extract the ZIP file on your hard drive, it doesn't matter where and no need to create a new folder because when you extract it it will be in it's own folder ;-) Your last task is to run the file "eclipse.exe" from within the folder named "eclipse" you saved the zip contents.
Running the application for the first time, it will ask you for a "workspace" folder
where you will save your project(s) in -it can be anywhere. Your first screen is a
"welcome" screen where you might follow help or a tutorial, but clicking on the
icon will open up the IDE where you can start
working! Start by creating from menu:
You should then know how to program in Java :-)
This is an easy to follow tutorial for creating a simple window with some components on it in Java. The file is the actual Java source and has full in-code comments. If you like this tutorial, send me some feedback so I could make it even better! Get the source file... You can also copy or open the file in a code editor for java. You'll have a better look with syntax highlighting.
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