Total Noob Looking for Tips

[Boppper]

I was wondering if there is a program like Wordpad that displays the number of each line on the side so when I debug I can see which line is where.

I am also using command prompt in Windows XP to compile and run my programs. Is this old fashioned cus it sure seems like it :P

Also, do you know of any good online guides to help me get started?

[chimps]

I recommend JCreator if you're just starting out, it has the basic editor stuff, without all of the extra functionality that comes with the major IDEs, like eclipse, netbeans or intelliJIdea (you can also try those, but they might be a bit more confusing to use).

There is a book called Thinking in Java, which you can get for free at http://www.faqs.org/docs/think_java/TIJ3.htm

good luck

[josephmartin]

I suggest DevSquare (www.devsquare.com). Its easy to get started as you dont require any set up on your machine infact its better than JCreator as it needs no installation and has good editor features like auto completion, templates, code navigation and prompt error messages support that redirect to the corresponding line in the code. You can also debug your applications and refactor your code using this tool. I found it quite useful as it also has a code base where code bytes are availble.

Some resources I've found useful for learning Java:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutor...ava/index.html
http://java.sun.com/developer/online...1/compile.html
http://javaalmanac.com/
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/java/newto/
http://www.javacoffeebreak.com/tutorials/