CSE 143: Computer Programming II, Spring 2017

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(last updated Sun Mar 26 2017)

You will need to install, at most, two pieces of software: The Java Development Kit (JDK) and the jGRASP editor or the Eclipse editor.

• Installing JDK
• Installing jGRASP
• Installing Eclipse

Some users already have the JDK installed on their computers, because of other software that they use that is written in Java. If you think this applies to you, you can safely skip the JDK section of this guide, although you may find that you need to come back and complete it anyway.

Download Eclipse editor

Eclipse is our suggested primary editing software for this course, and the editor I will be using for the most part in class. However, using Eclipse is not required and if you are more comfortable using jGRASP, feel free to continue using it. Short instructions for installing Eclipse are:

• Go to www.eclipse.org/downloads/eclipse-packages.
• Click the second link titled "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers". (This is usually the second link in the list; you do NOT want the "IDE for Java EE developers".)
• On a windows machine, download the ZIP file using the 32/64-bit link on the right, extract its contents, and then run eclipse.exe to start the program.
• On a mac, download the tar.gz using the 32/64-bit link on the right. Double click the downloaded file and run the installer.

TA Daniel Otero has written a comprehensive tutorial for installing and using Eclipse at the following address:

• Daniel Otero's CSE 143 Eclipse tutorial