We do not pay any money for software to run Java.
Two steps to setting up a free Java environment:
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Install Sun's latest Java SDK. This gets you a Java compiler, interpreter, and runtime environment.
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Install jGRASP from Auburn University. This is a nice editor for beginning programmers.
If you are using TJ's Java curriculum, download one of these files to
Java's \jre\lib\ext folder so lab assignments using non-standard classes will work
correctly.
If you are using Windows and you would like to be able to use the C++ commands cls and getch in console
applications in Java download this file to Java's
\jre\lib\ext folder. Your Java programs can then import the edu.fcps package and call
Utilities.cls() and/or Utilities.getch().
If you are teaching APCS, download ap.jar file to
Java's \jre\lib\ext folder so non-standard classes in the AP Java Subset will work
correctly.
Please feel free to e-mail mr@torbert.com if you have any questions regarding these
instructions.
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