Installing a Java Development Tool

Every hour of this book ends with a Java programming project you can undertake to enhance your knowledge of the subject matter while it percolates in your brain.

You can’t do any of that Java programming if you lack a Java programming tool on your computer.

If you have a programming tool such as NetBeans or the JDK, you can use it to develop the tutorial programs in the next 23 hours. However, you already should have some familiarity with how to use the tool. Learning Java and a complex development tool at the same time can be daunting.

If you don’t have a Java development tool, you ought to consider using NetBeans 7, which is freely available from Oracle’s website: www.netbeans.org.

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