Java developer tools Emanuel Dohi Lars Larsson
What is an IDE? (Integrated Development Environment) source code editor compiler build automation tools debugger version control system GUI builder class browser object inspector Etc…
IDE alternatives Eclipse NetBeans Both are free, have GUI-builder, debugger, CVS, mobility pack, can be used for Java and C/C++, can handle external compile/build/deploy such as ANT. They also have plugins for profiling and javadoc generation. Both are platform independent and can be used on both Linux and Windows… Another useful application is ESS-model.
Comments as JavaDoc / Code style JavaDoc /** The add function calculates c = a + A first integer to B second integer to the integer value of A+B **/ int add(int A, int B) { return (A+B); } Code convention
CVS, Debugging, Testing CVS - What is it for? For CVS access at computing science contact and simply ask for one (including the usernames that should have access, i.e. your group). Debugging stepping in/out, breakpoints, watchers, etc… Unit testing
Demo Creating a project in Eclipse Auto compilation / error and warning helper Class / function helper CTRL-ALT-SPACE / sysout / syserr / for Refactor Getters and Setters Auto comments Compile / Run / External builders (ANT) Debugger CVS GUI with NetBeans