java compiler??

i am TRYING to learn java...do yall know a free or really cheap program that i can put my codeing into and make it run and see if it works...??

also..i am learning java to make games...do yall know any places i could go to learn about makeing games in java..know any books i should look for??

i am TRYING to learn java...do yall know a free or really cheap program that i can put my codeing into and make it run and see if it works...??

also..i am learning java to make games...do yall know any places i could go to learn about makeing games in java..know any books i should look for??


Sorry...wrong forum...this is the Javascript, not Java, forum.


-james

Moved to Computer Programming forum.

I can give a suggestion on an IDE (Integrated Development Enviornment) in which to compile and run Java programs, but I can't tell you much about making games. Try out [http://www.jcreator.com/], so far it has been able to do anything that I need it to.

As for writing games, the only thing that I can suggest is that you take things one step at a time. Learn Java through and through and then, if you can do that, worry about developing games. I can tell you right now, if you don't have the perserverance to learn the language, you don't have the perserverance to write a game or any indepth application.

http://community.java.net/games/

Sadiq.

http://mindview.net/Books/TIJ/JavaQuestions.html

I used JBuilder 8 in school, IntelliJ at work and Eclipse at home. All good IDEs.

I use TextPad (http://www.textpad.com/). Its great, you can compile and run the programs from it aswell.