Setting up the environment

To get the most out of this chapter, you should prepare your development environment with the following prerequisites:

  • Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.7 for your platform, which can be obtained at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html.
  • Integrated Development Environment (IDE) or any text editor of your choice.
  • Either a local Cassandra installation, or the ability to connect to a remote cluster.
  • The DataStax native Java driver for your Cassandra version. If you're using Maven for dependency management, add the following lines of code to your pom.xml file:
    <dependency> <groupId>com.datastax.cassandra</groupId> <artifactId>cassandra-driver-core</artifactId> <version>[version_number]</version> ...

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