Transcription of Using the Eclipse IDE for Java Application Development
1 1 of 2 Using the Eclipse IDE for java Application Development As a java Application developer, you would need to use an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that provides, among other things, an editor, a java compilation platform, a debugger, and many more. There are many IDEs available for use by java Application developers. I personally like jGRASP which is a lightweight Development environment that was developed at Auburn University. But a vast majority of java Application developers in the industry make use of the Eclipse IDE. I strongly recommend that you learn how to use the Eclipse IDE very well. Downloading & Installing Eclipse Since you would like to use Eclipse with java Application Development , you must begin by downloading and installing java . You can download the latest version of java from Install the JDK ( java Development Kit) and the JRE ( java Runtime Environment). You can download and install the latest version of Eclipse for java Application Development from.
2 There are many things available for download from that site. Do not get distracted. Simply download and install Eclipse for java Application Development . The Eclipse IDE is rather heavy and would probably require at least 2 Gb of RAM on your computer. I have seen it work on computers with 1 Gb RAM, but be prepared for a slower response. Learning to use the Eclipse IDE for java Application Development There are many tutorials that helps you learn how to use the Eclipse IDE for java Application Development . In fact, the number of such tutorials available are far too large and can confuse a beginner. I recommend that you first download a PDF file entitled Eclipse and java for Total Beginners - Companion Tutorial Document by Mark Dexter. You can download this companion document at This is actually a companion document to accompany the actual video tutorial at My recommendation is that you learn as much from the tutorial as is necessary to be able to edit your first couple of java programs, compile them and execute them comfortably.
3 You can always get back to the tutorial to learn some advanced stuff later on. Remember that the Eclipse IDE comes with a whole lot of features ( bells & whistles ). You just need a few features to get going. You can also read the following PDF documents on how to use the Eclipse IDE for java programming. 2 of 2 1. Using Eclipse for java Programming from ~mrmiller/15-110 2. java Application Development Using Eclipse from There are also a large number of other video tutorials available on learning to use the Eclipse IDE for java programming. 1. Best Eclipse and java Video Tutorials Collection in Damith Wanninayake s Blog at 2. A first java program in Eclipse at What is Really Important? There are so many resources on how to use the Eclipse IDE that you could end up wasting lots of time on unproductive things. You should know only as little about the Eclipse IDE to be able to edit java programs, compile them, execute them and possible debug them.
4 So learn only as much as really required to be able to use the IDE easily. You can always learn the intricate features later. The focus is really on Object Oriented Problem Solving Using java . So let not the learning how to use Eclipse IDE distract you too much from your main focus.
