Libraries, APIs, Documentation, and Getting Help Layton Smith CSE 4000
Introduction Libraries o Static/Dynamic o Java version of static/dynamic o Netbeans Example o Creating your own APIs o Java API o Quicksilver API Documentation o Javadoc Halp! o Google o IRC
Libraries Static o Easier to load o Must be declared upon compile/run Dynamic o Harder to load o Can be loaded anytime during execution Java o No static libraries! (Well, sorta) o Netbeans Example o Create your own
APIs Application Programming Interface o No "General API" specification o Java API o Quicksilver API o bukkit
Documentation Javadoc o Inputs and Outputs o Generate the html
Getting Help Google! o Documentation for a specific product Internet Relay Chat (IRC) o Chatzilla o XChat
IRC Basics 1.Join a server /server 2.Set your nickname /nick 3.Join a channel /join #
References % umentation/index-jsp html
Useful IRC Channels irc.freenode.net o ##php o ##java o #jquery o ##javascript o ##c++ o #html o #css irc.esper.net o #bukkit o #bukkitdev