Hi Warren, thank you for referring me to the right download link.
Not being a Java developer I certainly lack the Java fundamentals but to my excuse I may maintain that SUN's naming policy (this is also true for their Solaris OS) is quite bewildering so that I never quite know what interpreter (bundle) to look for, download and install. Maybe you can help me a little? What's the difference between Java2 or J2SE and, say Java 5, or Java 1.5. What's the difference between J2SE and J2EE (I guess Standard vs. Enterprise Edition)? Always thought J2EE required extra licensing, why I refrained from downloading it. Do I need the netBeans lib only for building jsvc (I assume not)? Again, what difference between JDK and SDK? If I download the Eclipse development suite for installation on a Linux development host does it already contain a full fledged JDK, or would its additional installation still be prerequisited? Then, I want to learn at least the basics of servlet programming not to be at the mercy of some third party app. developers but to deploy my own monitoring stuff (hopefully later even making use of JMX). I have some web application developing experience in Perl and am wary about security implications and client input. Also I know the basics of OO and at least can read and partly understand Java code (as far as I can guesstimate objects' methods purpose and mutating effects. I need a quick hands on approach at Java servlets. Are there any books, tutorials, or howtos you could reccommend? For a quick access to other "web languages" I found e.g. O'Reilly's Cookbooks quite useful. I noticed a "bear" book (i.e. such a beast on the cover) about servlets, but I don't know if the API used there is still applicable to e.g. Tomcat 5, or current Java releases. One thing that always kept me from catching up with Java was its extremly rapid release cycles as far as new buzz technologies were concerned that were supposed to revolutionize the Web etc. There seemed to be too much hype without letting things first settle and be stood the test of time. But this may be my biased misconception of Java. > > Outch, that's where the trouble starts again. > > I've been trying in vain for the last hour to find a download URI > > from SUN but their servers > > always refer me to the Linux JRE Download section. > > http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp > look for JDK 5.0 Update 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
