How Do I Get Started? - Java 1 - Ch. 1

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How Do I Get Started?

As you know, to get started with any programming language you need the actual language available to you and an interface within which to write it (most programmers use some type of Integrated Development Environment—IDE). For Java you will need the JDK (Java Development Kit), from Oracle and for this course we will use the IDE, IntelliJ, but you can use any IDE you want, such as Eclipse or Android Studio, etc.

Key Terms

A high-level programming language is a language that is closer to human languages (easier for us to understand) and farther away from machine language (which is typically executed in binary code).

An Integrated Development Environment is a software program that allows you to write, run and test code on your computer.

An interpreter or compiler is a program that transfers higher-level programming languages into code (native machine language) that a computer can run.

In the next chapter we will walkthrough downloading the JDK and IntelliJ.