Hello!WelcometoJavaProgrammingfor8thgraders.Asaprerequisite,youmusthavecompletedComputerApplicationsorpreviouslyapprovedcoursework.
DownloadingEclipseandJavaiseasyandfree.Theseinstructionswillwalkyouthroughthisprocess.Afterinstallingtheseprogramsyouwillbeabletobegin
programming.Asimpleprogrammingexampleisprovidedattheendoftheseinstructionsinordertogetyoustarted.
WhyuseJava?
Javaisthemostpopularandscalableprogramminglanguageinusetodayandwillbecoveredextensivelyforthedurationofthiscourse,especiallyon
exams.SinceJavahasbeenaroundforsolong,almostanyquestionimaginablehasalreadybeenasked,answered,indexed,criticizedandperfectedviatheinternet.
Javaisrunningjustabouteverywhereyoucanthinkof.OnceyoubecomefluentinJavatherewillbeanincredibleamountofemploymentopportunitiesforyou
becauseofJavaswidespreaduse.ForexampleallAndroidAppsarewritteninJava,andsothiscoursewillallowyoutocreatethatappyouvealwaysdreamedof.
Theseinstructionsapplyto:
Platforms:
Windows2008Server,Windows7,Windows8,WindowsXP,WindowsServer2012,WindowsVista,Windows10
JavaVersions:
7.0
Prerequisites:
ComputerwithWindows32bitor64bitoperatingsystem
JavaSDK7.0
ComputerApplications
Nopriorprogrammingskillsneeded
Timeneeded:20minutes
Resources:
https://netbeans.org/kb/articles/learnjava.html
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
DownloadandInstallEclipse:
STEP1:
Gotothefollowinglink
https://eclipse.org
.
STEP2:
ClickonthedownloadbuttoncircledinFigure1below.
Figure1:Eclipsehomepage
STEP3:
Clickontheappropriatedownloadlink,circledinFigure2,whichcorrespondstoyoursystem.
Figure2:Eclipsedownloadpage
STEP4:
ClickonthefinaldownloadbuttoncircledinFigure3toinitiatedownload.
Figure3:Finaldownloadbutton.
Figure4:Keepdownload
STEP5:
Clickontheeclipsefilethatwasjustdownloaded.
Figure5:Clickeclipsefile
STEP6:
Clickontherunbuttontostarttheeclipseinstaller.
Figure6:Runeclipseinstaller
STEP7:
ClickonEclipseIDEforJavaDevelopers.
Figure7:EclipseIDEinstaller
STEP8:
Clickontheinstallbuttontostartinstallingeclipse
Figure8:Install
STEP9:
ClickonLaunchtolauncheclipse
Figure9:Launch
EclipseProjectSetUp
STEP10:
Clickoktoselectaworkspace.
Figure10:Workspace
STEP11:
ClicktheXnexttowelcometoremovetheintroductionpage.
Figure11:RemoveWelcome
STEP12:
ClickonFile>New>JavaProject.
Figure12:NewProject
STEP13:
TypeHelloWorldintheprojectnametextbox.
Figure13:ProjectName
STEP14:
Clickonfinishtocreatetheproject.
Figure14:ProjectFinish
STEP15:
ClickonFile>New>Class.
Figure15:Class
STEP16:
TypeHelloWorldinthenametextbox.
Figure16:Classname
STEP17:
Clickonfinishtocreateanemptyjavafile.
Figure17:FinishClass
WritingJavaProgram
STEP18:
Typeinpublicstaticvoidmain(String[]args)inbetweenthetwobracesfollowedbytwobracesonthetwonewlines.
Figure18:Main
STEP19:
Betweenthetwobracesthatweretypedinstep19,typeSystem.out.println("Hello,World").
Figure19:Print
STEP20:
Presstheplaybuttontorunthejavafilethatwasjusttyped.
Figure20:Run
STEP21:
Pressoktosaveandlaunchthejavafilethatwastyped.
Figure21:SaveandLaunch
STEP22:
LookatthebottomofeclipsetoseethattheprogramhasoutputtedHello,World.
Figure22:Output