I'm Sun Campus Ambassador and promoting Java (including Net Beans) and OpenSolaris which are the products of Sun Microsystems.
During my 1 year I found lots of students asking me from where to start Java ? and what are the resources where we can learn Java? What are different part of Java Technology.
Here I'm starting my preceding with Basics not will go further on Question HOW TO START WITH JAVA???
- What is Java?
- Java is a programming language expressly designed for use in the distributed environment of the Internet. It was designed to have the "look and feel" of the C++ language, but it is simpler to use than C++ and enforces an object-oriented programming model. Java can be used to create complete applications that may run on a single computer or be distributed among servers and clients in a network. It can also be used to build a small application module or applet for use as part of a Web page. Applets make it possible for a Web page user to interact with the page.
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The major characteristics of Java are:
- The programs you create are portable in a network. (See portability.) Your source program is compiled into what Java calls bytecode, which can be run anywhere in a network on a server or client that has a Java virtual machine. The Java virtual machine interprets the bytecode into code that will run on the real computer hardware. This means that individual computer platform differences such as instruction lengths can be recognized and accommodated locally just as the program is being executed. Platform-specific versions of your program are no longer needed.
- The code is robust, here meaning that, unlike programs written in C++ and perhaps some other languages, the Java objects can contain no references to data external to themselves or other known objects. This ensures that an instruction can not contain the address of data storage in another application or in the operating system itself, either of which would cause the program and perhaps the operating system itself to terminate or "crash." The Java virtual machine makes a number of checks on each object to ensure integrity.
- Java is object-oriented, which means that, among other characteristics, an object can take advantage of being part of a class of objects and inherit code that is common to the class. Objects are thought of as "nouns" that a user might relate to rather than the traditional procedural "verbs." A method can be thought of as one of the object's capabilities or behaviors.
- In addition to being executed at the client rather than the server, a Java applet has other characteristics designed to make it run fast.
- Relative to C++, Java is easier to learn. (However, it is not a language you'll pick up in an evening!)
Java was introduced by Sun Microsystems in 1995 and instantly created a new sense of the interactive possibilities of the Web. Both of the major Web browsers include a Java virtual machine. Almost all major operating system developers (IBM, Microsoft, and others) have added Java compilers as part of their product offerings.
The Java virtual machine includes an optional just-in-time compiler that dynamically compiles bytecode into executable code as an alternative to interpreting one bytecode instruction at a time. In many cases, the dynamic JIT compilation is faster than the virtual machine interpretation.
JavaScript should not be confused with Java. JavaScript, which originated at Netscape, is interpreted at a higher level, is easier to learn than Java, but lacks some of the portability of Java and the speed of bytecode. Because Java applets will run on almost any operating system without requiring recompilation and because Java has no operating system-unique extensions or variations, Java is generally regarded as the most strategic language in which to develop applications for the Web. (However, JavaScript can be useful for very small applications that run on the Web client or server.)
This is introduction just to read once Don't worry if u didn't understand some of the concepts.- Installation of Java
- You need to install Java Software as follows(only for CORE Java applications):
- Check whether Java is install in your computer:
- If its installed skip the below step :
- Install Java:
- Follow the steps and install Java after Downloading it(if you have setup no need to download it).
- Checking Java Properly Working:
- Open Command Prompt: Start-> Run ->write "cmd"
- Change the directory using "cd" command and traverse to bin directory in jdk's folder. Commanly C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0\bin
- Write "java" as command and see whether it displays options for this command if cmd says command not known java is not installed properly.(Go through the installation procedure again)
- Repeat the above step for "javac" command also. (n.b., We will use javac and java command for compiling and Running )
Now you can work in it.
I suggest you to install Net Beans 6.1 IDE
Also follow the tutorials from
I'll be posting some of the basic tutorials in my next posts. In between if you have any doubt or problem kindly post your Id in reply or simply send me and e-mail saumil.mehta@sun.com
Thanks ,
~SAUMIL
