chapter 2 Flashcards
what do you do in rare situations in a collaboration where each member has different operating systems and different versions of operating systems?
if a situation arises when you must collaborate in a team with different operating systems as one team member has a macintosh the other members have a pc and one runs windows 8 while the other runs windows 10 then in these rare situations you must learn o diagnose a problem something programmers develop a knack for.
what are the basic things that you will need to start writing java programs?
To start writing Java programs, you need software such as a Java compiler and a Java Virtual Machine (JVM, for short). You can also use a good integrated development environment (IDE) and some sample code to get you started.
what software is needed for writing programs for free?
All the software you need for writing Java programs is free. The software comes as two downloads: one from Oracle, and a another from eclipse.org.
what 2 ways can you access the Java API and what are the instructions to navigate the API?
one way to acces the Java API is by visiting the oracle website at www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads, you can also download a copy of the Java API documentation. Look for a download labeled Java SE Documentation (or something like that). Accept the license agreement, click the download link, and watch the file flow downward onto your computer’s hard drive. The downloaded file is a compressed .zip archive, so you can uncompress it the way you uncompress all other such archives. (The uncompressed folder is a bunch of web pages. To start reading the Java API documentation, look in that folder for an index file or an index.html file. Double-click the file, and you’re on your way.)
what is an IDE? what is the purpose for an IDE?
An integrated development environment (IDE) is a program that provides tools to help you create software easily and efficiently. You can create Java programs without an IDE, but the time and effort you save using an IDE makes the IDE worthwhile.
explain how eclipse is a valuable IDE that programmers use. what other known languages can be written using Eclipse?
According to the Eclipse Foundation’s website, Eclipse is “a universal tool platform — an open extensible IDE for anything and nothing in particular.” Indeed, Eclipse is versatile. Programmers generally think of Eclipse as an IDE for developing Java programs, but Eclipse has tools for programming in C++, PHP, and many other languages.
