Moeee,

Netbeans is an Intergrated Development Envroment. Basically a program that helps you code. It runs on any type of machine (windows, linux, unix, mac). I use java as it works independent of being on windows or a mac. Some other languages men you can only use windows.

I'll probably release the next Lesson on Sunday night.... Most people will be busy with races tommorrow through to Saturday.

I have saved 2 files to my Computer.



jdk-6u24-windows-i586.exe

netbeans-6.9.1-ml-javase-windows.exe



I'm figuring that these files are installation files.

I figure I need to run these blokes in that order.
Yes - No?

Hi Moeee,
Netbeans is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) which you can use to program in lots of different programming languages. If you are wanting to program in Java then you will require the jdk (Java Development Kit) so that you can make fancy horse racing apps in Java

If it was me I would install the JDK first then Netbeans.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Development_Kit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetBeans

Thank You Glen

Yep as per Glenn's post. Install the JDK then the Netbeans program.

Hey Wesmip,

Thanks for taking the time to do this thread.
Quick question, are you planning on leaving this thread up for a while? I am about to go away on holiday for a couple of weeks, so wont be able to start till after I get back.

Cheers

Lesson 1 went pretty well.

No problems with the Netbeans, but i had problems with the windows one: 'javac' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

I couldn't work it out so I think i'll stick with Netbeans.

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You need to get that working or you won't be able to compile your program, this means you won't be able to put it all together to run, i have same issue on win 7 i am going to try an uninstall and reinstall in different location.