All the work for this course can be done using a
text editor and the Java 2 (i.e. JDK 1.2 compiler). A good, simple editor is
TextPad (www.textpad.com).
There are several good Interactive Development
Environments (IDEs). None are required for the course but it is recommended
that you learn how to use one since an IDE can be very useful in debugging
applications. The major IDEs are: JBuilder, IBM’s Visual Age for Java and
Symantec’s Visual Café.
JBuilder 3 Foundation, a cross platform
development environment for creating Java™ 2 platform-based applications
for Linux, the Solaris™ Operating Environment, and Windows is available
for free download at Inprise's Web site, www.borland.com/jbuilder/foundation/