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BASIC was designed in 1963 at Dartmouth college. "C" became the de-facto language for microcomputer programming in the seventies. "C++" introduced object orientation to the "c" world in the eighties.

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How To Find, Install and Begin To Use The Java

BASIC was designed in 1963 at Dartmouth college. "C" became the de-facto language for microcomputer programming in the seventies. "C++" introduced object orientation to the "c" world in the eighties.

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Java

How to find, install and begin


to use the Java programming
language.
What we’re going to
cover
A word or two on the history of some old fashion
programming languages

A small history of Java…

How do I install it on my computer?

How do I use what I just installed?


A short look at some old school
languages, BASIC, C and C++

It all begins in the sixties…


BASIC

BASIC stands for Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic


Instruction Code.

It was designed in 1963 at Dartmouth college. It was


designed to make it easy for non-technical people to
write computer programs.

BASIC programs were like grocery lists. You told the


program what you wanted to do and it did it in order.

BASIC was Interpreted.


C and C++

Developed in the early seventies, “C” became the


de-facto language for microcomputer
programming in the seventies and eighties.

“C” was not interpreted, it was compiled.

__________

Later, in the early eighties, C++ introduced object


orientation to the C world. Originally called “C
with Classes”, Bjarne Stroustrup developed the
additions to C that, in 1985, became C++.

OO is when programmers try to mimic the real


world more closely and make programs act like
“objects” and not just be grocery lists.
So, what have we learned?
1. BASIC was an interpreted programming language

3. “C” was a compiled programming language

5. “C++” brought object orientation to “C”


Say goodbye to
the seventies and
welcome to a short
(but hopefully informative)

history of the Java


programming
language
Authentic Seventies
Nerds
James Gosling began developing Java beginning
in 1991

It was first called “Project Green” and ‘Oak”

First developed for remote cable TV boxes


James Gosling Circa 1971
James Naughton creates “HotJava” in 1995. it’s
a web browser that lets you run “Applets”. The
entire browser is written in Java.

In 1998 Java 1.2 is released

Java just released version 1.6 or J2SE 6…

James Gosling Today


Java Buzzwords

Simple

Object Oriented

Architecture Neutral

Portable

Multithreaded

High Performance – JIT

Buzzwords glommed from the Core Java 2 book verbatim


FREE
Is Java Interpreted or Compiled?
Is Java Interpreted or Compiled?

BOTH!!
Java programs are compiled to Bytecode

Bytecode is then interpreted by a JVM, or Java Virtual


machine. The virtual machine is what runs your program

It’s the JVM that cares about your Operating system, NOT THE PROGRAM!

WORA - Write Once, Run Anywhere!


Is Java Object Oriented?
Is Java Object Oriented?

YES!

Every bit of code in a Java program is in a “Class”

Code Reuse, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Inheritance


DUKE!
Why? Who knows…
Downloading a Java JDK

You want a JDK, not just a JRE

Create a “Temp” directory on your PC or laptop

Go to http://java.sun.com

Go to the “Popular Downloads” section and select “Java SE”

Select a JDK without Netbeans (We’ll talk about this later)

Agree to the accept the use policy

Right Click and Save the Offline Windows JDK to your temp dir
Installing a Java JDK
Go to your “Temp” dir using Windows Explorer

Make sure no other apps are running and double click the install program
you just downloaded. Follow the steps.

I install in C:\Java

Watch fom multiple JREs and JDKs! In Windows the Registry runs the
show now, not the JAVA_HOME env variable

Test with a Command Prompt Window and “java –version”

Add C:\Java\”Java ver”\bin to your PATH var

Be sure to add “current directory” to the CLASSPATH (if you had one)
Now, Lets test it

DOS - Command Prompt

Make a directory structure

Type “Edit” and Voila

PSVM

Test JAVAC and JAVA

Create Bytecode ( the *.class file) with “Javac”

Run Program with “Java”


If we were
lucky we
got
something
that looks
like this…
Help on the Web
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/

http://www.javaranch.com

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/

http://www.sorcon.com/java2/

http://remus.rutgers.edu/freestuff

Got an Error?
Just type it verbatim into Google and you usually can find the
answer to your question or solve your problem.

Wikipedia is a good place to get background and history


On anything, and Java is no exception
Remember….
Java is both compiled and interpreted

Java is Object Oriented

http://java.sun.com is Java’s home

You want the Java Development Kit (JDK) , not a JRE or J2EE

Take your time, use temp directories for setup files

Test with a simple “Hello World” after you install

Use the Web for help (Google errors, javaranch, etc.)


THANK YOU
http:\\remus.rutgers.edu\java\workshops\

Any questions or comments can be sent to me


At [email protected]

Be Good Now…

©2007 Rutgers University & Lars Sorensen

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