Here's a good-free book, considered to be one of the best for learning Java: http://mindview.net/Books/TIJ/DownloadSites - Thinking In Java, by Bruce Eckels.
The key component is the Java Developers Kit - it has the Java Compiler, plus the runtime engine that all Java code runs under (JVM, or Java Virtual Machine). You will need one specific to your Operating System. For Windows, http://java.sun.com is probably the best place. Finally, you need a code editor. VI or Notepad will work fine, but I'd recommend Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org) - free open source IDE. David. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Director General: NEFACOMP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 8:56 AM Subject: Java related Hi group, I wanted to start learning programming in JAVA. What do you think is the right discussion group or mailing list for starters? I have never touched JAVA. Can someone advise on what software I should install? Thanks, __________________________________ NZEYIMANA Emery Fabrice NEFA Computing Services, Inc. P.O. Box 5078 Kigali Office Phone: +250-51 11 06 Office Fax: +250-50 15 19 Mobile: +250-08517768 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nefacomp.net/ -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
