[ILUG] Java on Linux

[paul at clubi.ie]

On Fri, 6 Mar 2009, Conor Mac Aoidh wrote:

> concentrate on learning Java using Linux? I'm sure once I get to 
> grips with the basics that I will be able to show the Windows users 
> how much easier it is to program with Java on Linux!

There shouldn't be any differences of note in developing Java for 
either of those platforms, as the development tools are nearly all in 
Java and operate pretty much the exact same way on either platform.

Some people find BlueJ a good introduction to a Java IDE. Later you 
may wish to switch to Eclipse or NetBeans (there's little difference 
between the 2, except perhaps that NetBeans has a pretty good UML 
editor and can even auto-generate code from UML and vice versa - 
which can be a life-saver under a deadline ;), NetBeans also has a 
nice GUI builder, which Eclipse lacked last time I looked at it - but 
that may have changed).

The only time platform should matter is if doing platform specific 
stuff with Java (e.g. shells in Java, where you get to find that Java 
doesn't have a CWD, can't do character-mode terminal input without 
fiddling, etc), but by time you get that far you'll likely be 
experienced enough in Java to be able to cope.

regards,
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