Re: JAVA coding environment

[<Rick.Chevalier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry for the blank post.  Glassy eyed trying to find the right environment.  :-)

I'm going to address several replies at once.

I have both "Java in 21 Days" and "Java For RPG Programmers".  The "Java For RPG Programmers" seems to be more of a reference style book so I'm focusing on "Java in 21 Days" at the moment.

I downloaded the Netbeans IDE while waiting for replies.  I picked it because the tutorials on Sun's site referenced it.  I also downloaded the Eclipse IDE but it looks like WDSC so I probably won't be using it.

I was trying to create an applet because that's what the book had me do.  If applets have been deprecated what replaced them?

Sorry for the confusion about JavaScript.  I know it's not 'real' Java.  At the moment I'm thinking it might be a good thing to know.  Waste of time?

The whole Java environment is new to me even though I've tried to keep up with things through reading and mailings lists.  With our new focus on moving to SOA I figured it was time to get my feet wet.

Rick

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