Links and Neato Sites
If you want an easy way to get started with Java (or Eclipse), this is a great program to download. It includes everything you need to get up and running, including Eclipse, the Java SDK, and some other handy tools. You will want to download either the Expert Java or the Desktop Java distribution. If you're new to Java or Eclipse and want to minimize your insanity, this is a terrific place to begin.
Started by IBM, the Eclipse IDE is an excellent tool for programming Java, and it is the programming environment that the Java-o-matic tutorials uses. If you are looking for a good program to use for writing Java code, this is an excellent choice.
Although the Java-o-matic tutorials will teach you the essentials of Java, the Sun Java Tutorial is a more complete resource. You should check it out if you have a question and want to look into a topic more thoroughly.
This is a reference for all of the standard classes and methods that come with Java. When you need to look up how to use a particular class or method, this is the authoritative source. You should be using this quite often.
If you don't have the Java SDK installed, then you will need to download and install it yourself. Or if you don't have a recent version of the SDK, you should download a newer version. You don't need to download Java EE or NetBeans (unless you really want those things).
