Java Links for CS494:

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Documentation/Downloads on APIs, Tools:

• Bookmark this site: Sun's Java API documentation (the class browser demo'd in class)
• Sun's Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE)
• BlueJ (read the tutorial on the site)
• JCreator (MS Visual Studio like, maybe not a debugger in the free version, no RAD)
• Sun ONE Studio 4 (big, slow to start, includes RAD for GUI dev, professional tool) Best to download version that contains the Java SDK with it.
• Borland JBuilder (includes RAD for GUI dev, professional tool) You can get JBuilder Personal Edition Version 7 (not the latest) for free.
• Eclipse (an extensible, open-source IDE) See this article introducing Eclipse with Java from O'Reilly.)

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Learning Java:

• Java for C++ programmers (by Marvin Solomon, Univ. of Wisconsin)
• Web tutorials at java.sun.com
  • main entry point for all "trails" in the tutorial
  • "trail" on Java collections
• Introduction to Java for C++ Programmers (website), by Peter Baeumle-Courth, FHDW
• Eckel's page with the full version of his Java book

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Coding Conventions and Style Guidelines:

• Sun's Code Conventions for the Java
• Coding Standards for Java, by Scott W. Ambler
• Draft Java Coding Standard, by Doug Lea

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Web Sites and Other Resources:

• Sun's Java site (http://java.sun.com, of course)
  • Java Developer Connection TechTips
• IBM's developerWorks Java Technology site
• EarthWeb.com (formerly www.gamelan.com)
• JavaWorld web site