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Geoworks · Apr 17, 2001, 07:09 PM

Hi !
I am brand new to prgramming on X. Could someone please tell me what programms are available for X to create Java-apps ? ( i.e. Compiler etc) Where can i find them ? are there some on the dev-tools CD shipped with X ?
Thanks in advance.

00101001 · Apr 17, 2001, 09:37 PM

the project builder included on the dev cd's lets you do a whole slew of stuff, including java programs, edit, compile, run, you name it....

Geoworks · Apr 18, 2001, 12:04 AM

Cool thanks for your help.

Apocalypse · Apr 18, 2001, 09:30 AM

Borland's JBuilder 4 is supposed to be available for OS X soon (I don't know when but they have been demonstrating it at Apple media events). I have used JBuilder 3 on Windows and I must say that it is a sweet Java dev tool. If you are going all Java, you should look into its release date. I won't use it becuase I like Obj-C better than Java (basically for speed issues) and it is not free.

Good luck,
Jeff.

wadesworld · Apr 18, 2001, 10:37 AM

Not to mention the standard command-line tools (javac and such).

Wade

AirSluf · Apr 18, 2001, 06:47 PM

Sun's Forte is nice too (free as well). You can install the Community version in X. I found it a little easier to get used to than J-Builder as a newbie myself and use it now for x-platform homework stuff. Apple's Project Builder would be the way to go for OS X specific stuff though