Hi,
i'm starting to get into learning how to develop software, specifically java right now. In our labs we are using a text editor called textpad that lest you compile from it and run your program without using a terminal directly. It is a good way to learn, but i'm wondring if any of the experienced software developers would recommend an IDE wo work with insted? I realize that working with the code via a text editor would be the best way to learn the code itself, but i would also like to stay on top of what people in the industry are using.
I was thiking of trying Netbeans, but i also saw java stuio on the sun website. are eitehr of these good choices?
one more question, i read a post that microsoft was giving away free versions of visual studio if you participate in some web presentation thing. Is visual sutio considered an IDE, and can you develop Java in it?
thank you very much for any advice.
i'm starting to get into learning how to develop software, specifically java right now. In our labs we are using a text editor called textpad that lest you compile from it and run your program without using a terminal directly. It is a good way to learn, but i'm wondring if any of the experienced software developers would recommend an IDE wo work with insted? I realize that working with the code via a text editor would be the best way to learn the code itself, but i would also like to stay on top of what people in the industry are using.
I was thiking of trying Netbeans, but i also saw java stuio on the sun website. are eitehr of these good choices?
one more question, i read a post that microsoft was giving away free versions of visual studio if you participate in some web presentation thing. Is visual sutio considered an IDE, and can you develop Java in it?
thank you very much for any advice.
