Next Stop: Java
Before you can start writing Java programs, you need to acquire and set up some kind of Java programming software. Although several different products are available for the development of Java programs, including many terrific ones that make programming much easier, the starting place for most new Java programmers is the Java Development Kit, a set of tools for writing, debugging, and running Java programs. All of the examples in this book were created and tested using the Kit, but they can be created with any Java development tool that supports the current version of the language.
The Java Development Kit (also referred to as the JDK) is in version 5 as of this writing. Whenever Sun releases a new version of Java, the first tool ...
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