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  • 27-09-2007 2:18pm
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    JonT
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭


    Hey all, I've just started a course on programming, and was wondering if there's anywhere online that I can download the JDK to run very basic java programs? Have tried downloading from Sun etc, but all they seem to install are folders and folders of classes etc...

    Am confused :confused:


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    irlrobins
    Registered Users Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    sounds like it's working fine. What you need to do is to learn how to compile and run java programs from the command prompt. This is a start.

    Also this and this


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    JonT wrote:
    Hey all, I've just started a course on programming, and was wondering if there's anywhere online that I can download the JDK to run very basic java programs? Have tried downloading from Sun etc, but all they seem to install are folders and folders of classes etc...

    Am confused :confused:

    Any chance you are mixing up the JDK with an IDE - integrated development environment? Basically a windowed environment where you can create and run programs.


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    JonT
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭JonT


    No, it's the JDK we were using in college. Thanks for the help! Will try this later and see how I get on...


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    Y2J_MUFC
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    Download and use Eclipse. It will make your life much, much easier!


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    sicruise
    Registered Users Posts: 378 ✭✭sicruise


    If he is just beginning then there is no point in using an IDE if he doesn't understand what it is doing.

    Let him use the command line tools for now and he can build himself up gradually.


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