Cosc 200 Links

Textbook Related Materials

Template Files (right click on these links and save the targets where you need them)

Java Documentation from Sun

Main Java Page. Links to software downloads, tutorials, and more.
Tutorials. On line guides to just about every aspect of the language.
Java Language Specification. Documentation for the language.
API Specification. Documentation of the standard Software Development Kit classes.

Downloads for Personal Computers

J2SE 5.0 JDK. This is the Java 2 Standard Edition Version 5.0 Java Development Kit. You need this to compile and run applications and applets. In what follows, it is assumed that you install J2SE 5.0 JDK in the folder C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0.
J2SE 5.0 Documentation. Helpful but not necessary. Unzip the downloaded file in the folder C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0.
objectdraw.jar. This file is necessary to compile and run programs that use the objectdraw package. Place this file into the folder C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0\jre\lib\ext.
Objectdraw Documentation. Helpful but not necessary. Unzip the downloaded file in the folder C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0\docs.
JCreator. This is the integrated development environment (IDE) used on campus for Cosc 200. It is helpful, but not essential because you could use a console window or one of the other IDEs described below. JCreator is Windows based. For this course, I recommend the free version. There is a professional version with more features, but you will have to spend money for features you are not likely to use.
JGrasp. This free alternative IDE is implemented in Java and so should work in any computer environment that runs Java. This would be a good choice if you have a Mac or Unix based machine.
Eclipse. Another alternative IDE that is implemented in Java and so should work in any computer environment that runs Java. This appears to be the "hot" IDE of the moment.