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WRAV201
Introduction, Java, Identifiers

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Lecturer & Moodle
Yo u r g u i d e … a n d m a p …

Prof Dieter Vogts

Email [email protected]
Office 090235

Moodle Site: https://funda.mandela.ac.za

Enrolment Key: Latte2025

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Module Overview
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Recommended Textbook
Optional – for those who like holding
something tangible…

Essential Algorithms: A Practical

Approach to Computer Algorithms
by Rod Stephens
ISBN 978-1-118-61210-1

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Assessments
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 Module Assessment
1:
Friday 14 March: 14:00-
16:00, and 16:30-18:30

 Module Assessment
2: Saturday 26 April:
9:00-11:00, and 11:30-
13:30

 Module Assessment
3: concession letters ASAP
Email
No letter = no concession
Friday 30 May: 9:00-
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11:00, and 11:30-13:30

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Quizzes

During Practical Sessions Between Practical Sessions

• Weekly sessions (unless told otherwise) • Complete a more substantial assignment

• Thursday • May consult other sources
• Labs 4 & 5
• 10:25-11:35 or 11:45-12:55
• Still own work

• Complete one or more quizzes • Start during a practical session

• theory and/or practical
• during a session, in the labs • Submit before next practical session
• individual, no assistance!! (Wednesday 23:55)
• i.e. weekly mini-tests
• Peer assess in same week (Friday 23:55)
• Start working on next assignment

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Java
Capuchinos are sooo tasty…

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Installation

• Use same versions of Java and IntelliJ as found in the labs

• Software Install Files (use VPN)

• \\cs2-new.mandela.ac.za\Courses\WRAV2 + WRPV3 Software

• License Server Location

• http://cs-archive-new.mandela.ac.za

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Java vs C#
Which is better? Does it matter?

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• Java & IntelliJ

• .java file per public class
• Folder structure mimics packages
• Project
• Container for all related files, e.g. a practical assignment
• Java source code resides in src folder
• A project can contain multiple Modules
• A module represents a sub-part of a project, e.g. a question in a practical
assignment

• C# & Visual Studio

• .cs file, does not need to match class name

• Both have
• Multi-language support, code completion, generation and checking tools
• Debugging tools – use them!!!

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World

Java C#

See HelloWorld

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User Input
Java C#

See LargerNumber 15
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Java C#

See Parent, Child, Main

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File I/O
Java C#

See SumNumbers
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Master Sites
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https://www.flaticon.com
• Jenkov - https://jenkov.com/tutorials/java/index.html
• Baeldung - https://www.baeldung.com/java-tutorial
• Official Java documentation - https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/

• Important!!
• Use Java Language Level 11 for WRAV201/2 (and WRPV301/2)
• due to Android currently supporting up to Language Level 11

• To check/set
• File > Project Structure > Language Level → 11

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Identifiers & Variable Scope

Not just a number…

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Identifiers

• Identifier
• name for a variable, method or class
• Variables
• must be declared in a class or method
• Methods
• may only be declared within a class
• may not be nested
• Class
• must have a globally unique full name (package included in full name)
• e.g. javafx.scene.control.Button & java.awt.Button
• typically one class per file, file has same name as class
• may be nested (within another class or method – but more on that in WRPV301)
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• Creates variable or object in memory, associates with identifier

• Where created in memory depends on type
• Primitive
• basic non-OOP types, e.g. int, float, double, boolean, …
• int x = 10;
• typically lowercase
• Object
• Object instantiated from a Class using new operator
• Person joe = new Person(“Joe Soap”);
• typically uppercase
• String class exception, explicit new operator not needed, e.g. String s = “Hello”;
• Java has object versions of primitive types
• e.g. Integer for int, Float for float, etc.
• typically can convert between the two automatically, so why????
• Whenever you use the assignment operator, memory is altered
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Memory
Say what now?

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Objects

• Objects stored in heap memory space

• a place where blocks of memory of the required size is allocated to
objects
• each block
• has a unique number (in heap memory)
• provides quick access to object (because we know which block number it is in)

Block number: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Object: A B “joe” C Empty

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Primitives
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Identifier Value

• each object has an associated stack

memory
• where primitives and references are allocated
• stores identifier names and values/references
• fill from the bottom
• reference = block # of object in heap
• altered by
1. variable declaration e.g. int x;
person #3
2. variable assignment e.g. x = 5; OR x = y;
3. method call (method parameters are added to the y 15
stack) x 10
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Example 1
Basic Example

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class Program
{
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

{
new Program();
}

public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x;
}
}

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public class Program
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public static void main(String[] args)

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public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x;
}
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public class Program
{ Identifier Value
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

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new Program();
}

public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x;
}
}

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public class Program
{ Identifier Value
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

{
new Program();
}

public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x;
}
}

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public class Program
{ Identifier Value
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

{
new Program();
}

public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x;
}
}

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public class Program
{ Identifier Value
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

{
new Program();
}

public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x;
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}

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public class Program
{ Identifier Value
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

{
new Program();
}

public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x;
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public class Program
{ Identifier Value
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

{
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public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x;
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#1 (Program Object 1)
public class Program
{ Identifier Value
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

{
new Program();
}

public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x; mylist #3
}
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public class Program
{ Identifier Value
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

{
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public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
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int j = x; mylist #3
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public class Program
{ Identifier Value
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

{
new Program();
}

public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x;
}
}

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public class Program
{ Identifier Value
private int x = 5;
private String s = "Hello";

public static void main(String[] args)

{
new Program();
}

public Program()
{
char z = 'a';
double pi = 3.141;
ArrayList mylist = new ArrayList();
int j = x;
}
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Method
Parameters

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parameters

• when you call a method

• the parameters to the method are copied from the stack to a new location
• and identified by the identifiers given in the method declaration.
• consider the following method:
public void doStuff(double k)
{
k = 20.5;
}

• results in a new entry on the stack for identifier k

• if already a variable of same name, topmost used when referring to
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private int x = 5;
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
else return y;
}
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private int x = 5;
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
else return y;
}
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private int x = 5;
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
else return y;
}
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private int x = 5;
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
y 10
else return y;
} x 20
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private int x = 5;
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
y 10
else return y;
} x 0
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private int x = 5;
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
y 10
else return y;
} x 0
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private int x = 5;
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
else return y;
}
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private int x = 5;
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
else return y;
}
}
larger 10
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private int x = 5;
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);

}
System.out.println(larger);
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public int max(int x, int y) {
x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
else return y;
}
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private int x = 5;
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
else return y;
}
}
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public class Program {
private int x = 5;

public static void main(String[] args) {

new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
else return y;
}
}
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public class Program {
private int x = 5;

public static void main(String[] args) {

new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
else return y;
}
}
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public class Program {
private int x = 5;

public static void main(String[] args) {

new Program();
}

public Program() {
x = 20;
int larger = max(x, 10);
System.out.println(larger);
}

public int max(int x, int y) {

x = 0;
if(x > y) return x;
else return y;
}
}

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Intermission
As far as we got in Lecture 1

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Manipulating
Memory
From within a method

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• the previous example showed why one can not change the original
value of parameters from within a method
• however, because of the fact the objects are stored on the heap, it is
possible to change objects from within a method
• consider the following method:
public void updateList(ArrayList list) {
list.add("World");
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private ArrayList myList = new ArrayList();
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
myList.add("Hello");
System.out.println(myList);
updateList(myList);
System.out.println(myList);
}

public void updateList(ArrayList list) {

list.add("World");
}
}

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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private ArrayList myList = new ArrayList();
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
myList.add("Hello");
System.out.println(myList);
updateList(myList);
System.out.println(myList);
}

public void updateList(ArrayList list) {

list.add("World");
}
}

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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private ArrayList myList = new ArrayList();
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
myList.add("Hello");
System.out.println(myList);
updateList(myList);
System.out.println(myList);
}

public void updateList(ArrayList list) {

list.add("World");
}
}

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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private ArrayList myList = new ArrayList();
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
myList.add("Hello");
System.out.println(myList);
updateList(myList);
[Hello]
System.out.println(myList);
}

public void updateList(ArrayList list) {

list.add("World");
}
}

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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private ArrayList myList = new ArrayList();
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
myList.add("Hello");
System.out.println(myList);
updateList(myList);
System.out.println(myList);
}

public void updateList(ArrayList list) {

list.add("World");
}
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private ArrayList myList = new ArrayList();
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
myList.add("Hello");
System.out.println(myList);
updateList(myList);
System.out.println(myList);
}

public void updateList(ArrayList list) {

list.add("World");
}
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private ArrayList myList = new ArrayList();
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
myList.add("Hello");
System.out.println(myList);
updateList(myList);
System.out.println(myList);
}

public void updateList(ArrayList list) {

list.add("World");
}
}
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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private ArrayList myList = new ArrayList();
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
myList.add("Hello");
System.out.println(myList);
updateList(myList);
System.out.println(myList);
}

public void updateList(ArrayList list) {

list.add("World");
}
}

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public class Program { #1 (Program Object 1)
private ArrayList myList = new ArrayList();
Identifier Value
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Program();
}

public Program() {
myList.add("Hello");
System.out.println(myList);
updateList(myList);

}
System.out.println(myList); [Hello, World]
public void updateList(ArrayList list) {
list.add("World");
}
}

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myList #2
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• you cannot change the value of the variable passed in as a parameter

• i.e. you cannot change the original int variable’s value to 10
• i.e. you cannot change the original object pointed too (from #3 to #10),

• but you can manipulate an object passed in as a parameter

• e.g. which could allow you to add/delete/edit items to a list
• i.e. you can change the fields of object #3

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Equality
Are two things really equal?

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#1 (Program Object 1)

Identifier Value
• the equality operator compares values in the stack memory

int x = 10;
int y = 10;
System.out.println(x == y); // prints "true"

String s = "Hello World";

ArrayList g = new ArrayList();
ArrayList h = new ArrayList();
g.add(s); h #4
h.add(g);
System.out.println(g == h); // prints "false" g #3
s #2
Block #: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 y 10
Object: Program “Hello ArrayList ArrayList Empty Empty x 10
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==

• the equality operator compares values in the stack memory

• == has been changed for some classes, e.g. String

String s1 = "Bye!"; // e.g. #10

String s2 = "Bye!"; // e.g. #11
System.out.println(s1 == s2); // prints "true"

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Person p1 = new Person("Joe", 20);

• if you want objects Person p2 = new Person("Joe", 20);
System.out.println(p1 == p2); // prints "false"
to be compared on System.out.println(p1.equals(p2)); // prints "true"
their contents, not
the value in the public class Person {
stack private String name;
private int age;
• override the equals
method public Person(String name, int age) {
this.name = name;
this.age = age;
}

public boolean equals(Object object) {

if (!(object instanceof Person)) return false;
Person person = (Person) object;
return (name == person.name) && (age == person.age);
}
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DIY
Now you try…

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package memory.example5;
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public void doStuff(String s) {
public class Program { s = "Goodbye";
public static void main(String[] args) { }
new Program();
} public void doStuffWithWrapper(StringWrapper w) {
w.theString = "Cheers";
public Program() { }
String s = "Hello"; }
StringWrapper w = new StringWrapper();

doStuff(s); public class StringWrapper {

System.out.println(s); public String theString = "Hi";
}
doStuff(w.theString);
System.out.println(w.theString);

doStuffWithWrapper(w);
System.out.println(w.theString);
} Hello
Hi
Cheers
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Homework
Already??

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• Moodle
• Enroll for WRAV201 on funda.mandela.ac.za and yenza.mandela.ac.za
• Enrolment key is Latte2025
• Book lecture and practical sessions
• Software (at home)
• Install Java Development Kit & IntelliJ
• file://postgrad-new.mandela.ac.za/wrpv%20software
• Go through the IDE Tour after installation
• Practical Sessions
• Start this week
• Complete first quiz during practical session in lab
• Start working on practical assignment, which is due next week
• Do the homework exercise in the Lecture 2 (on Moodle) for next week 73
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