New to Java Programming- Require Good IDE to start

[rahul8143]

hello,
I am new to java programming. I want suggestions from you people
how to start with java and become a good Java Programmer.
Also i know about JDK command line usage but is there any
Graphical IDE? I want simple IDE that does not require much space on
HDD. Why i am asking this thing because some IDE's are very BIG like
ECLIPSE (the only i know) and require much time to start and set
environment. Also are these IDE have facility of debugging Java
Programs?
Thanks in Advance.
regards,
Rahul.

 

[Andrew Thompson]

I am new to java programming. I want suggestions from you people
how to start with java and become a good Java Programmer.
Also i know about JDK command line usage but is there any
Graphical IDE? I want simple IDE that does not require much space on
HDD. Why i am asking this thing because some IDE's are very BIG like
ECLIPSE (the only i know) and require much time to start and set
environment. Also are these IDE have facility of debugging Java
Programs?

I think you will find the only Java editors/IDE's
that can do advanced debugging (like 'step-through'
the code, set break points etc.) are exactly the same
big/heavyweight IDE's (like Eclipse) that you want
to avoid.

Maybe you need to make a choice between access to those more
advanced things, and a light editor such as TextPad (that
will edit code, give highlight colors to keywords, compile
and launch, but little more).

I generally start up (one of) the more advanced IDE's
when I want to run Ant scripts, do step-level debugging
and such things, but otherwise, I often simply use 'TextPad'.

Since I notice you are posting via Google groups, I will
also drop this link with a few notes on your web interface.
<http://www.physci.org/codes/javafaq.jsp#usenet>

Also, there is a good group for Java beginner
questions in general, you'll find it here..
<http://www.physci.org/codes/javafaq.jsp#cljh>

HTH

 

[Roedy Green]

I am new to java programming. I want suggestions from you people
how to start with java and become a good Java Programmer.

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/ide.html

 

[Raj]

Andrew is right. As daunting as it may seem, start with TextPad. Once
you are comfortable with Java you can go for Eclipse or Netbeans or
JBuilder.