Programming

The two-part Introduction to Java programming tutorial is meant                for software developers who are new to Java technology. Work through both                parts to get up and running with object-oriented programming (OOP) and                real-world application development using the Java language and                platform.

This first part is a step-by-step introduction to OOP using the Java                language. The tutorial begins with an overview of the Java platform and                language, followed by instructions for setting up a development                environment consisting of a Java Development Kit (JDK) and the Eclipse                IDE. After you're introduced to your development environment's components,                you begin learning basic Java syntax hands-on.

Part 2 covers more-advanced language features, including regular                expressions, generics, I/O, and serialization. Programming examples in Part 2 build on the Person object that you begin                developing in Part 1. 

Objectives

When you finish Part 1, you'll be familiar with basic Java language syntax                and able to write simple Java programs. Follow up with "Introduction to Java programming, Part 2: Constructs for real-world                    applications" to build on this foundation. 

Prerequisites

This tutorial is for software developers who are not yet experienced with                Java code or the Java platform. The tutorial includes an overview of OOP                concepts.

System requirements

To complete the exercises in this tutorial, you will install and set up a                development environment consisting of:

• JDK 8 from Oracle
• Eclipse IDE for Java Developers

Download and installation instructions for both are included in the                tutorial.

The recommended system configuration is:

• A system supporting Java SE 8 with at least 2GB of memory. Java 8 is                    supported on Linux®, Windows®, Solaris®, and Mac OS X. 
• At least 200MB of disk space to install the software components and                    examples.

Java platform overview

Java technology is used to develop applications for a wide range of                environments, from consumer devices to heterogeneous enterprise systems.                In this section, get a high-level view of the Java platform and its                components.