Resources

Here are a variety of resources related to the course.

Demo Code

• The demo code repository contains code written during lecture. It will be continuously updated throughout the semester.

Programming Tools

In this class we’ll make use of Java 17 as our programming languages and the most recent version of Eclipse as our development environment. Eclipse can install Java for you.

• Download and install the Eclipse Development Environment
  • Click Download under “Get Eclipse IDE 2023-??” (The ?? will be some month.)
  • Run the installer.
  • Choose the option “Eclipse IDE for Java Developers”.
  • One the next screen, choose the dropdown box next to “Java 17+ VM”. Choose “JRE 17.0.8”.
  • Continue the installer.

Policies and Tutorials

• The Style Guide for all code written in this course.
• How to import an Eclipse project from a zip file.
• How to export an Eclipse project to a zip file.

Books (Optional)

• Introduction to Programming Using Java, Eighth Edition by David J. Eck.
• A useful manuscript on the similarites/differences of Java and Python, Java for Python Programmers by Bradley Miller

Additional Java Resources:

• The online Java Tutorial
• The Java 8 API
• A tutorial on Javadoc