Another project for GooRoo

[GooRoo]

I just received my textbook for "An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming" (Java) and will be spending time with studies. Perhaps when (if?) I finish the course I will be able to be more efficient at things relating to this Forum.

It would be nice if I could create programs to do some of the maintenance things, such as re-rating old Quest difficulty levels, and moving things around 'at the touch of a button'.

[Perfect Grunt]

As a Software Developer "raised in Java", I can only congratulate you on that decision! If you have any question, you can always ask me (or anyone of the other Java folks here in the forum I am sure).

[GooRoo]

I did not receive the disc that was originally part of the textbook, so went online searching for it. Yes, it is available ... for a price ... that I do not want to pay, since I may never actually arrive at the point where I can create something useful (to me). But there is a free JDK (Java Developer's Kit) that I just downloaded, to see if it will provide the capabilities that would have existed with the companion disc. I am only in chapter 3 of 17 chapters, but already there are examples that require Java, so I hope that this will provide me with what I need to learn to use it.

Just out of curiosity, what do you use to do anything in Java?

[swietymiki]

If anyone asks you to pay something to get Java then that's a rip off. JDK is freely available for download from Oracle's official website and can also be automatically downloaded by some IDEs, such as IntelliJ IDEA, which I personally use to code in Java. IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition is also a completely free software.

[GooRoo]

Feb 16, 2024 4:41:36 GMT -8 swietymiki said:

If anyone asks you to pay something to get Java then that's a rip off. JDK is freely available for download from Oracle's official website and can also be automatically downloaded by some IDEs, such as IntelliJ IDEA, which I personally use to code in Java. IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition is also a completely free software.

The price I mentioned was not for the disc ... but for the book that contained it (which I already have). But nowhere in the 'hits' that I took the time to scan were for the disc only ... and for free via download.

[GooRoo]

Well, Windows 11 has me at a loss. I cannot find the way to the shell, in order to test my Java programs (only one so far)! What was so easy under Windows 10 ... start/run/do something is beyond me now. There must be a way to invoke the shell, but it is well hidden (from me!) now.

Au Secour!!!

[swietymiki]

You should be able to find anything using the search option on your taskbar. It is normally visible as a magnifying glass icon. Type in "cmd" to get the old command prompt.

[Perfect Grunt]

Feb 17, 2024 6:07:53 GMT -8 swietymiki said:

You should be able to find anything using the search option on your taskbar. It is normally visible as a magnifying glass icon. Type in "cmd" to get the old command prompt.

And try if pressing Win+R brings up the good old "Run" dialog. I hope Win11 hasn't removed that one.

[GooRoo]

Feb 27, 2024 22:51:06 GMT -8 Perfect Grunt said:

Feb 17, 2024 6:07:53 GMT -8 swietymiki said:

You should be able to find anything using the search option on your taskbar. It is normally visible as a magnifying glass icon. Type in "cmd" to get the old command prompt.

And try if pressing Win+R brings up the good old "Run" dialog. I hope Win11 hasn't removed that one.

Win+r works just fine under Windows 11 (I just tried it). I rarely get beyond Ctrl+C, Ctrl+v, Ctrl+x and Ctrl+p ... they seem to be all I need for the things I frequently do.