Getting Ready for CIT591Registering and labsWhat You NeedJava for MacintoshGetting EclipseVocabulary IThe EndJan 14, 2019Getting Ready for CIT5912Registering and labsIf you are not yet registered (and want to be), be sure I have your name and student IDWe will get you registered as quickly as possibleAudits will not be permittedOnce you are registered, CETS will create an account for you that you can use in Moore 207This may take an extra dayBefore you come to lab on Friday, go to Moore 207 and make sure you can log in thereIf you can’t, contact CETS immediately3What You NeedIt’s really convenient to have your own computerVirtually any Windows computer made within the last three or four years (and some a lot older than that) will be fineIf Macintosh, must run Mac OS X, preferably Panther (10.4)If your computer is too slow, and you can add RAM, do soDownload and install Java (JDK 6 update 2)http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jspThis includes the JRE, so don’t install that separatelyAt the same time, download and install Java SE 6 Documentation (from the same web page)Download and install Eclipse Classic 3.3http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/By the way: the JDK and Eclipse are free4Java for MacintoshIf you have OS X, you already have Java, but you will not have the latest versionIf you do not have OS X, you have to get it--earlier versions will not run Java 5 or 6The latest version publicly available for the Mac is Java 5, also known as Java 1.5, also known as Java 2 version 5The best way to get Java 6 is to join the Apple Developer Connectionhttp://developer.apple.com/Last I knew, the basic membership is freeIf you can’t get Java 6 right away, don’t worry about it; most of what we need is in Java 55Getting EclipseYou should have Java installed before you install EclipseIf you Google for “Eclipse”:The first hit is the home page, http://www.eclipse.org/The second hit is “Eclipse Downloads,” http://www.eclipse.org/downloadsThe current version (Sept. 2007) is Eclipse Classic 3.3Click on the download linkYou will get a zip file; unzip itNo further “installation” is necessary (assuming your Java is installed correctly)Run the eclipse.exe fileYou will be asked to choose a folder for a “workspace” (mine is called workspace); do soNo further configuration is necessary6Vocabulary IJRE, Java Runtime EnvironmentThis is the software that allows you to run Java programs on your computerJDK, Java Development Kit (previously called SDK, System Development Kit) The software that allows you to create and run Java programs on your computerWhen you install the SDK, you get a JRE along with itIDE, Integrated Development EnvironmentA tool that makes it easier to write programs7The
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