Chapter 2
Setting Up Your Computer
In This Chapter
Installing Java
Downloading and installing the Eclipse integrated development environment
Checking your Eclipse configuration
Getting the code in this book’s examples
This book tells you how to write Java programs, and before you can write Java programs, you need some software. At the very least, you need the software that I describe in Chapter 1 — a Java compiler and a Java virtual machine (JVM, for short). You can also use a good integrated development environment (IDE) and some sample code to get you started.
You can get some of this software in a brightly colored box, but it’s easier (and cheaper) to download the software from the web. In fact, all the software you need for writing Java programs is free. The software comes as three downloads — one from this book’s website, another from Oracle, and a third from eclipse.org. Who needs another brightly colored box, anyway?
The Oracle and Eclipse websites that I describe in this chapter ...
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