What is the best java development and vm ?
Please, no flame wars!
I understand that what is best for one person may not be for another.
I think that it is time to learn to code in java. Where do I start?
I have verified that I do not have javac on my box. In trying to find
what package provides javac I came across free-java-sdk. This sounds
like it will provide a java compiler, vm, and a bunch of tooks. I am
not clear on whether it provides an IDE, or not.
Checking apt-cache show implies that I can change my JAVA_HOME
environment variable, which makes it sound like this will completely
replace j2re1.4.2. Is this correct? Is it a good idea? will this
affect running java apps in mozilla-suite, firefox, or opera?
I also ran across eclipse, although this does not appear to be packaged
for Debian. From what I see at eclipse.org, this would use my existing
j2re1.4.2 and WOULD provide an IDE.
Is there someplace else that I should be looking? Links to info, or
previous posts covering this would be OK.
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Marc Shapiro
mshapiro_42@yahoo.com
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