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Why Build Project [JPad]

 
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Thanks for reading this post. Not sure if this is the right place but it said beginner. Attempting to self teaching java programming after 15yrs of Cobol on a BigBlue box. Hello World compiles and runs...within JPad. Why would I want to build a project? Is it necessary?

Maybe this is a "windows" based programming question not limited to java. Any references to consice material or an explanation of the "build" process and why it is useful is appreciated.

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[ April 24, 2005: Message edited by: Ilja Preuss ]
 
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what do you mean by "a project"? what, for that matter, is JPad?

the canonical answer is that it's better to start out learning Java using nothing but a simple text editor and the command-line compiler; IDEs suchlike can wait for later. in the beginning, they're likely to do too much of the work for you.

that said, a text editor advanced enough that it can do automatic indenting and possibly syntax highlighting makes the work of learning easier. i like TextPad on windows, and vim on Unix/Linux, but tastes do differ.
 
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I thought JPad was a simple IDE...freeware from Modelworks. Anyway in the JDK pull down menu (within Jpad) the next option underneath compile is to "build". I am thinking this is some sort of configuration management tool that is trying to organize individual components of an application through the development cycle. Components like source code, include files, executables. Have to confess I am not sure what I mean by "project" thats the purpose of my post to learn what it is and why I would want to build one. Thxs.

FYI...I did the notepad thing first before I moved on to the IDE
 
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I have no idea what JPad means by build in contrast to compile. As this isn't standard java terminology, moving to IDEs forum...
 
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Rook Ee,

Is that your real name? It seems too much like Rookie. We have a naming policy to use your real first and last name. You can click on My Profile link above and change it.

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Mark
 
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