awesome, thanks. edsharp and the SDK will work great. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield http://tds-solutions.net Twitter: sorressean On Apr 28, 2010, at 10:38 PM, Michael Malver wrote: > For getting started, all you really need is a text editor, and the java sdk. > I prefer textpad for my editor. > The java sdk can be downloaded from sun. > Once you install it, you will need to set the environment variable > Path > To include the location of the sdk binaries. > You also should create an environment variable called > Classpath > And set the value to a period. > If you do a search for > Sun java tutorial" > You can find a wonderful set of free tutorials that take you from beginning > concepts to advanced discussions of specific facets of java programming. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rex bruno > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:33 PM > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: getting started with java:what is needed? > > For a beginner, you require Bluej (IDE) and j2sdk. > For an advanced user, you better use Netbeans or Eclipse IDEs and j2sdk. > > Thank you > > --- On Wed, 4/28/10, Tyler Littlefield <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > From: Tyler Littlefield <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: getting started with java:what is needed? > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 8:50 PM > > > Hello all, > I wanted to start learning Java, as I'll probably be using it in > college. So, this brings up the question: What sort of things will be needed > to run java apps on windows and the mac, what other tools besides the > compiler? I hear about a lot of extra apps or toolkits that are needed to > make things accessible, so I'd like to be on the right road. > Thanks, > Tyler Littlefield > http://tds-solutions.net > Twitter: sorressean > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind