Java Resources

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To refresh on the basic terminology, history, etc, the Wikipedia Java article is a good overview.

Running Java

The official Java platform for the course is the Oracle Java SE. We require Java 8 as it has several new features you will want to use.

Java Standard Edition Downloads

Java Tools: editing, testing, JavaDoc, web, IDE's, etc

See the course Tools wepbage.

Official Oracle Java Documentation and Resources
The Java Standard Edition (SE) API & Documentation home
This is the main Oracle page for Java SE docs.
The Java 8 API docs
this page documents every method in every class in the core API.
The Java Tutorial
Oracle's on-line Java tutorial. There are trails for both basic and advanced topics.