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| From | Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: presentable Java features and programs |
| Date | 2015-04-06 21:21 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <mfvbcj$4m2$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <programs-20150407003556@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> <mfv9ut$tu$1@dont-email.me> |
On 04/06/2015 08:56 PM, Jeff Higgins wrote: > On 04/06/2015 06:50 PM, Stefan Ram wrote: >> A Java course participant asked me near the start of the >> beginner's course: »What can one do with Java? Could you >> show me three Java programs?«. >> >> Even though I am giving Java classes for a long time, I >> was not well-prepared for those questions! >> >> »What can one do with Java?« - A possible answer might be: >> »Write Java programs.«, but possibly not what he had in >> mind? What would you answer to a beginner? (He already >> knew VBA.) (Well, strictly, to write Java programs, you >> use an /editor/, Java [in the sense of »the JLS«] then >> gives them meaning.) >> >> »Could you show me three Java programs?«. Well, I already >> showed them the java compiler »javac« and the hello-world >> program at this point. But maybe these were not the programs >> he had in mind? At least, they might not be representative >> (in at least two senses of the word). What programs would >> you choose to show? >> >> In the end, when I am to show a Java program, I always show >> JDiskReport, because it can be started easily and fast via >> Web Start and is a really useful application, and one can >> choose the L&F at runtime. >> >> Do you know any other Java applications that could be shown >> in such a case, preferably applications that might be famous >> and/or impressive and/or where one can immediately see that >> they are useful and/or fun (and/or that can be downloaded >> easily )and possibly (in the case of software that can be >> used for free) shown/started easily? >> > They may not meet all of your criteria but I've used all of them. > <https://www.geogebra.org/> > <http://www.gvsig.com/> > <http://www.artofillusion.org/> > <http://www.cademia.de/> > <http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/> > <https://gate.ac.uk/> > <http://www.yworks.com/>
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Re: presentable Java features and programs Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-06 20:56 -0400 Re: presentable Java features and programs Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-06 21:21 -0400
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