Thread: Just Joined

Ello
just joined and could use a little help getting started any suggestions?
not taking any classes trying to self teach so any suggestions much appreciated
thnx

Hello and welcome Jimmy, glad to see someone else going down the self teaching road

A really good starting point might be this: The Really Big Index

// Json

thnx
do u know anything about using notepad on windows 7 for java because i cant seem to get it to work

try to install npp (Notepad++) it works very well.

I would use a proper IDE to be honest, using notepad just causes you grief which you dont really need.

Try Eclipse.org home

// Json

ok thank you but which IDE would you suggest right now i am using textpad and looking for a compiler but thats different but all the compilers i find are for vista and below i am using windows 7.

]hello, i am just finish java programming essential and now i want to be competent in java including mobile based programming, what steps to follow up to achieve it?
i plan to start it next week since this week i'll be sitting for university examinations.
so i ask if any will go hand by hand with me.

Jimmy, I would go for Eclipse any day, its what I use every day at the moment as well. If you are running on a 64 bit windows machine you might want to have a look at the new Eclipse Helios builds with 64 bit support.

See Eclipse Project

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thanks and i took your advice eclipse is a lot better than what i was using but for some reason it wont run i mean im using a book too that i got from a teacher that used to teach java but for i type the code perfect and it still doesnt work because it cant find the main class in it here's the code

class java {
//
public static void main(String args[]) {
int var1; //
int var2; //

var1 = 1024; //
System.out.println("var1 contain " + var1);
var2 = var1 / 2;
System.out.print("var2 contains var1 / 2; ");

System.out.println("var2 ");
}
}

and once again this is out of the book i am using