Question

Start CSE program in the fall, first class is intro to programming JAVA. I have a macbook but was wondering if I should get a pc for Programming?

Answer 1

The Macbook should be just fine. There is a Java SDK and Eclipse available for OS X systems.

OS X comes with a Java SDK out of the box if I'm not mistaken. Open up the terminal and type `javac -version' and see if that gets you anything. Otherwise I think you can get one from Apple or Oracle.

Eclipse:
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/?osType=macosx

Answer 2

thank you sir

Answer 3

To add to that, I strongly recommend checking out -- http://eclipsetutorial.sourceforge.net/totalbeginner.html

It'll teach you a little about Java and a lot about features within Eclipse. Definitely worth the time.

Answer 4

Mac OSX.7 (Lion) doesn't have javac by default. When you type javac, it will download and install it, so you'll need an admin's password.