[ILUG] Java on Linux

[Michael Dever]

Hi Conor,

I'm doing Computer Applications in DCU at the moment. Now the course has
been split up into two different courses: Enterprise Computing ( CAO: DC120
) and Computer Applications ( CAO: DC121 ).

EC is more business minded, but you do still learn programming, and CA is
programming orientated. From what I hear/read both courses now develop on
Linux, so these might suit you. The DCU course is very good, but does have a
high failure rate, so you do have to work at it, but I think the splitting
of the course was aimed at fixing this.

Personally, programming with Java is much the same regardless of what
platform it is. The compilation commands are the same, you write your code
the same way, execution command are the same, so it's much of a muchness
really. That's the whole point of the VM, it's identical on all platforms.

As an aside, Java Concepts by Cay Hoorstmann is a great book for learning
Java with.

Hope this helps,

Michael

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Conor Mac Aoidh <conormacaoidh at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just have a few questions about developing Java with Linux. I am
> currently
> leaning towards doing the Computer Science course in UCD. I know a few
> people who are doing this course and they tell me that it is all done in
> Windows. That basically means that I will be fending for myself to a
> certain
> extent in college! :-)
>
> What I wanted to ask is does anyone here know of any books that would
> concentrate on learning Java using Linux? I'm sure once I get to grips with
> the basics that I will be able to show the Windows users how much easier it
> is to program with Java on Linux!
>
> Thanks
> --
> Conor
>
> http://macaoidh.name
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