Michael, just a quick apology if my last note came off at all
condescending. When I said you're new, in regard to dependencies, I
meant that if you're not familiar with the sdk you're wanting to
install, or how it works with other apps in this case, it may be
possible to miss some components that you might want later, so for
myself, when I'm installing a development environment, I usually go
for a default package until I know more about it. Does that make
sense?…
So in this case, as these extra tools can work together, in my
opinion, (until one knows more about them) it's best to let them
install the way they'd like. :)
Hope that helps and have a great night!…
Smiles,
Cara :)
On Apr 27, 2008, at 6:57 PM, Michael Babcock wrote:
hi there;
i want to get started with java. what do i have to install from the
dvd?
On Apr 27, 2008, at 5:59 PM, Cara Quinn wrote:
Hi Michael, have you had any programming experience before? If
not, you'll need to learn a programming language. Personally, I'd
recommend Java, as the environment needed to run it is preinstalled
in Leopard, and you can install the development environment from
your Leopard DVD. It's also an object oriented language, with
cross-platform capability, so it's modern and versatile. Lastly,
there are quite a number of tutorials on the web; -one site with a
number of these is:
http://www.javacoffeebreak.com
I personally think this is a good language to start with as it's
one of the easier OOP (object oriented programming) languages to
learn.
-Your mileage may vary! <smile> :)
Another language you might consider starting with is Python, which
also is preinstalled on your Mac with Leopard. It's also object
oriented, but has a very different syntax to Java. In my opinion,
it's a bit more of a BASIC style language in that it uses more
words as opposed to symbols in it's code and some prefer that
approach. Another feature of Python code is that one also needs to
take into account text formatting. I.E. Indention / white space.
Python is also cross-platform and also has quite a bit of
documentation on the web.
These are just two possibilities, so I hope this is a bit of what
yer' after?…
Have a great day and catch ya soon!…
Smiles,
Cara :)
On Apr 27, 2008, at 8:52 AM, Michael Babcock wrote:
hi there;
whati s the best way to get started with writing programs on the
mac? Just curious what you would suggest? thanks
mike
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