What do I need to program Java?

[mdav2]

I am looking to learn Java and need to know what software I require.

If anyone can recommend any books for beginners then that would be great to.

My programming skills are mainly Microsoft VB/VBA/VFP so this may be a bit of a challange.

Thanks in advance.

 

[pipk]

you will need the development kit, free from the sun website

http://www.java.sun.com

and a good book to get you going that covers a wide area of topics is

Java, How to program by deitel and deitel. I guess if you get a good book it will normally provide you with the software you need anyway (this one comes with University edition of JBuilder)

 

[vkarthik]

to program in java, download java1.3 or java1.2 sdk from java.sun.com. a nice book would be complete reference for java by herbert schildt, it starts from basics and goes to advanced. another great book is java unleashed that covers lots of topics never covered in other books, with nice examples.

u need to b familiar with object oriented programming, so if u know c++ it'd b very easy. the syntax is mainly based on c/c++.

luv
Karthik.
Pearls and Diamonds are not found on surfaces.

 

[OttSens]

There are good books and tutorials online for free also.
Take a look at thinking in java.

http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/Solutions

Also look at some of the tut's and code at

http://www.ibiblio.org/javafaq/

 

[mdav2]

Thanks to everyone for responding.

 

[rajarajan]

Hi,
I found "Thinking in Java" to be a very good resource for Java. Hope this would help.

Regards,
Rajarajan