What do I need to setup a JAVA Dev Environment

[Garen]

My employer has moved entirely from the VB world over to JAVA and I would
like to improve my development skills from home but don't know where to begin.

I'm looking for a comprehensive list of Software that I would need to configure
a multi-tier Java & Oracle environment. I have a PC that I would use for
development and as a client (browser) but I also have two additional PCs
that I could use for mid-tier and database??? If you could, please let me
know how I should configure each machine.

Any information is greatly appreciated.
Thanks - Garen

[MarkN]

You can do it all on one PC. In fact it is probably best. That way you can
rule out network/machine communication problems. You will want to test on
a scenario that emulates production.

If you use any current Java IDE you will want to have a current PC with a
good amount of RAM.

Are you doing Java at work ( I know your employer moved to it) or just want
to learn it at home? If you use it at work then you should be able to use
a copy of what you are using at work.

IDEs like WSAD come with everything you need to build enterprise applications.
If you use NetBeans you will need to get an Application server and a database
(Oracle if you desire). The way I build applications - the database doesn't
matter. You can down load JBOSS which is an open source app server.

More important to learning is learning good OOD/OOP. VB has limited OO capabilities
but is a good stepping stone for those who can step. But it IS different.
Learning OOD and OOP is very important and will justify your employers move
to Java. That and the fact he/she has freed themselves from the single vendor
world.

Tell me more about your situation, what your employer is using and what your
knowledge level is and I will try to suggest/help more.

mark

"Garen" <garen@pfxn.com> wrote:
>
>My employer has moved entirely from the VB world over to JAVA and I would
>like to improve my development skills from home but don't know where to
begin.
>
>I'm looking for a comprehensive list of Software that I would need to configure
>a multi-tier Java & Oracle environment. I have a PC that I would use for
>development and as a client (browser) but I also have two additional PCs
>that I could use for mid-tier and database??? If you could, please let me
>know how I should configure each machine.
>
>Any information is greatly appreciated.
>Thanks - Garen
>