Java Resources

Java SDK

The most useful starting point is always Sun's Java Site. The Java 1.4 SDK, including the compiler and lots of documentation, can be downloaded from there. More specifically, from here.
If you are working on Windows (any flavour!) then you can also get it locally, from here. You can get the full documentation from here (or from Sun's site above).
If you want, you can also work on university computers. The computers in rooms ITB-235 and ITB-236 (Sun machines) as well as those in ITB-237 (linux) all have Java 1.4 (including javadoc) installed. You can get (magnetic) keys to those rooms from the Docucentre in JHE/201.

Java Tutorials

Java sample code: you can find a File Input/Output program as well as a demonstration Tester program written by one of the TAs. These 2 pieces of code can be used as a 'skeleton' for assignment 1. Remember to indicate this in your log!!

Javadoc

Javadoc's home page is still the best starting point.

JUnit

Later assignments will require the use of the JUnit framework for testing of Java code.
You can also obtain this locally from here. Very good documentation, with step-by-step examples are given in the Documentation section for Junit. All 5 items are well worth reading, but particular attention should be paid to the original article on JUnit as well as to the cookbook.
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