27-12-2012, 03:31 PM
Introduction to Java
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Goal
Learn enough Java to do somethinguseful
Examples:
•Simulate a natural/engineering process
•Manipulate PDFs
•Draw pretty graphics
Programming Languages
•Easier to understand than CPU instructions
•Needs to be translated for the CPU to understand it
Java
•“Most popular” language
•Runs on a “virtual machine” (JVM)
•More complex than some (eg. Python)
•Simpler than others (eg. C++)