Java

I was wondering where I could get my hands on a free java scripting program. Anything that lets me do my own projects (Doesn’t have to be complex)

java is not for scripting.

Anyways, I recommend Eclipse, or Netbeans. But if you just want a small one, where there’s not a ton of options to confuse you (and also lacks a lot of the functionalities of an IDE), use notepad, and cmd to compile (you just need to have jdk installed)

Still, I say, go with Eclipse.

Thanks a ton :)

I use BlueJay, which has a interface(not the code king of course) but where you can see relations between classes). Its great and free. I used this for my Computer Science AP A class and it works great.

Most IDEs allow you to see relations between classes… I personally prefer Eclipse because of the way it’s integrated javadocs into it, makes it much easier to use.

Eclipse is better but Netbeans is supported by Sun (Now oracle).

If you want to do scripting and possibly scripting like AS3 there is something called Java FX which is a scripting language. It is vector based like AS3 but you would have to code everything and there are some issues with the media package. Java can be embeded in Java FX which is a huge pro though. If you are going to do Java FX then Netbeans is better, for everything else Eclipse is better. Eclipse does have a Java FX plugin but it is a pain in the ass where the Netbeans one is easy to work with.

Does it have to be Java? I recommend Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition, but if your looking for something Advanced you should try out Micrsoft Visual C++ Express Edition.

I don’t think it’s wise to offer suggestions if you’re not actually familiar with what’s being asked for and what you’re suggesting.

Originally posted by DriveHacker:

Does it have to be Java? I recommend Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition, but if your looking for something Advanced you should try out Micrsoft Visual C++ Express Edition.

Oh. My. God. the lag…
Either of those takes me over an hour to OPEN. OK, maybe that’s exagerrated a bit, but seriously, I hate Microsoft Visual xxxxxx programs.

What’re your machine specs, jon? I think they might be a little out of date. Either that or you’ve got a bad configuration setting somewhere.

I personally use VS9 for C# development, and don’t have any problems with it.

i use netbeans