First steps in learning Java!

[hga77]

Hi

I really want to learn java..I want to learn how to build applets too. I have some basic java knowledge from like 2 years back, and since then i've done no java. Now I want to really learn it

1. What do I need to download?
2. What compiler/editor do you recommend?
3. Is that enough to build applets too?

Running on: windows xp (home edition)

Thank you

[cjard]

buy a good book, like "beginning java" by ivor horton
download the j2se sdk
i use www.ultraedit.com as an editor..
and www.netbeans.org for designing guis
more than enough to build applets

[hga77]

thanks for the reply...

I'm looking for free software at the moment.

Have you heard of BlueJ? And whats the difference between jdk and J2se?

Thanks for your time btw