Transcript Getting Ready for Java

Getting Ready for Java
31-Mar-16
What You Need
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256 MB of RAM (512 MB or more recommended)
500 MHz Pentium or better
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Macintosh: must run Mac OS X, preferably Panther (10.4)
Java JDK 1.5 (includes JRE)
Eclipse 3.2
By the way: the JDK and Eclipse are free
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Getting Java (Windows)
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Download and install Java JDK 1.5
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http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
Download the JDK, not the JRE
If your computer can’t run Java 1.5, get Java 1.4.2
[Optional, but strongly recommended] Download the
Java 1.5 documentation from the same location
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Getting Java for Macintosh
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If you have OS X, you already have Java, but you may
not have the latest version
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Java 5 = Java 1.5 = Java 2 version 5
If you do not have OS X, you have to get it--earlier versions
will not run Java 5
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Getting Eclipse
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You should have Java installed before you install Eclipse
If you Google for “Eclipse”:
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Click on the download link
 You will get a zip file; unzip it
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The first hit is the home page, http://www.eclipse.org/
The second hit is “Eclipse Downloads,”
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads
The current version (Sept. 2006) is Eclipse SDK 3.2
No further “installation” is necessary (assuming your Java is installed
correctly)
Run the eclipse.exe file
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You will be asked to choose a folder for a “workspace” (mine is called
workspace); do so
No further configuration is necessary
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Vocabulary I
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JRE, Java Runtime Environment
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JDK, Java Development Kit (previously called SDK,
System Development Kit)
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This is the software that allows you to run Java programs on
your computer
The software that allows you to create and run Java programs
on your computer
When you install the SDK, you get a JRE along with it
IDE, Integrated Development Environment
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A tool that makes it easier to write programs
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The End
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