Setup the system

• Installing java/JDK

  • Knowing the difference between JDK, JRE and JVM

  • java -version to verify

• Setting up the path

  • Setup JAVA_HOME, export JAVA_HOME=/<your_JDK_folder> for mac

    • for linus export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jdk

  • setup java and javac path: export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin/

• Installing and setting up IDE (Intellij)

  • Can use Eclipse or Netbeans, but Intellij is far better

• Settings to use JDK

  • Create new project using maven and add java build in pom.xml

  • See for a common starter pom file https://github.com/hanfak/java-generics/blob/master/pom.xml

    • For options 'groupId' and 'artifactId' when asked, use a package structure like com. as groupId and name of project as artifactId.

• Running a simple hello world program through Intellij to check it is working

  public class Example {
      public static void main(String[] args) {
          System.out.println("Hello, World");
      }
  }

  • Use of shortcuts ie sout and psvm

Java Home

• https://self-learning-java-tutorial.blogspot.com/2017/06/why-and-how-to-set-javahome.html

Links

• https://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/java_environment_setup.htm

• https://www.java.com/en/download/help/download_options.xml

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver073/installing-java-861253016.html

• https://github.com/codepath/android_guides/wiki/Setting-up-IntelliJ-IDEA

• https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/configuring-mobile-java-sdk.html