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To begin programming in java
Go to Sun developer Conection and join up(its free)
Then go to the page http://java.sun.com/jdk/ download copies of the jdk(java development kit) (for whatever platform/os your using)
Then a copy of the jdk docs then the sun tutorials or a downloadable copy of the tutorial here
Documaents and Training
If you don’t want to download this much stuff could order a copy of sun’s java jump start edition cd. It has the jdk’s for windows and solaris, books in html format, sample code, tips, the sun tutorials,additional API’s etc.It isn’t too expensive and the books are quite handy. here
Free Java book – Thinking in Java by Bruce Eckel
Sun java books
IDEs(integrated development enviroment – editor + compiler)
shareware netbeans/forte(was netbeans).free from sun.java based so runs on everything(AFAIK) Forte
kawa shareware for windows – ide and editor requires the sun jdk to be installed kawa
borland foundation editions free Borland JBuilder 3 for windows or linux JBuilder
visual age for java trial edition IBM visual age java for windows(100Mb) or linux(33Mb) tryout (max of 500 classes o/p) visual age for java trial edition
bluej java ide/teaching tool. allows uml representations for classes
FAQS, docs and other info
Sun java tutorial
Sun java books
Sun programmer docs
www.gamealan.com lots of java info and examples
www.jars.com/listing-Java_science.html
Java FAQ
Free online java books in html
Java Programming tutorials
Glossarys from Canadian Mind Products – scroll down to link to Java glossary
Before asking a question on a newsgroup, please check that it hasn’t been asked before.Doing this can save you and other people time, instead of waiting for someone to give an answer or having to answer commonly asked questions. Google archive newsgroup postings. You can search their database from these links
Standard search
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Java Newsgroups
Off-topic posts
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news://comp.lang.java.gui
news://comp.lang.java.help
news://comp.lang.java.programmer
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news://borland.public.java
news://borland.public.java.api
news://borland.public.java.language
news://borland.public.java.swing
news://borland.public.java.javabeans
news://borland.public.java.javabeans.using
news://borland.public.java.javabeans.writing
news://comp.compilers.tools.javacc
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