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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