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| Started by | Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> |
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| First post | 2015-04-15 09:08 -0400 |
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Re: presentable Java features and programs Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-15 09:08 -0400
Re: presentable Java features and programs Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-15 10:53 -0400
| From | Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-04-15 09:08 -0400 |
| Subject | Re: presentable Java features and programs |
| Message-ID | <mglnr6$2t8$1@dont-email.me> |
On 04/06/2015 06:50 PM, Stefan Ram wrote: > A Java course participant asked me near the start of the > beginner's course: »What can one do with Java? Could you > show me three Java programs?«. > > Even though I am giving Java classes for a long time, I > was not well-prepared for those questions! > > »What can one do with Java?« - A possible answer might be: > »Write Java programs.«, but possibly not what he had in > mind? What would you answer to a beginner? (He already > knew VBA.) (Well, strictly, to write Java programs, you > use an /editor/, Java [in the sense of »the JLS«] then > gives them meaning.) > > »Could you show me three Java programs?«. Well, I already > showed them the java compiler »javac« and the hello-world > program at this point. But maybe these were not the programs > he had in mind? At least, they might not be representative > (in at least two senses of the word). What programs would > you choose to show? > > In the end, when I am to show a Java program, I always show > JDiskReport, because it can be started easily and fast via > Web Start and is a really useful application, and one can > choose the L&F at runtime. > > Do you know any other Java applications that could be shown > in such a case, preferably applications that might be famous > and/or impressive and/or where one can immediately see that > they are useful and/or fun (and/or that can be downloaded > easily )and possibly (in the case of software that can be > used for free) shown/started easily? > <http://www.bluej.org/> <http://www.greenfoot.org>
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| From | Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-04-15 10:53 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <mglu14$t3t$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #31574 |
On 04/15/2015 09:08 AM, 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? >> > <http://www.bluej.org/> > <http://www.greenfoot.org> > Greenfoot, fun and entertaining. Taking my cue from a recent post I've built a game wherein a boy maneuvers about his world trying to collect lifepoints whilst avoiding being hit by rocks hurled by unseen assailants. Collecting some good ouch audio clips, and putting together some more realistic physics. Looks as if you can produce some fairly substantial games, might also be good for science demos.
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