how to start off in net beans

[learning_grjava]

As per instruction from my previous thread, I downloaded netbeans IDE but now I don't know how to start off. Where I shall write code and how to compile code? In netbeans, I clicked File >> New Project >> JAVA Application >> there it has some templates with words like public static void main....I wrote "System.out.println ("Hello World!)" but now how to view outpu?


Basically I want to write this basic code in netbeans to start off

class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Hello World!");
}
}

[Fubarable]

NetBeans should have an online tutorial that will walk you through starting out with it. I suggest you start with that.

[bigsonny]

Did you located the tutorial because I can't. A link would be appreciated. I am migrating from Jgrasp to this and I have not had much luck.

[sunde887]

Google: "java tutorial netbeans"

[bigsonny]

Thanks Sunde887. They should create a sticky for each IDE on how to get started in the "area". There is a sticky about what beginners should do in the new to Java sub-forum, so it's not far fetched.

[bigsonny]

The first tutorial that comes up, I had already found it. Are you aware of anything more detailed? I am curious about the fact that everything is a project or a package. In anticipation for app building, I am looking to start using Netbeans (or eclipse...) from JGrap and I partially enjoy the ability to write a simple class without having to declare a project around it. This is really useful as I am going still going through the Trails.

[Tolls]

Create a scratch project.
I always have one wherever I work to try out bits of code.
You can then simply write your tutorial classes in there as you need them.

[DarrylBurke]

In real life, all code is part of some project or another. All the major IDEs are geared toward such real life situations encountered by programmers. Not toward academic assignments that consist of one to five code files.

If you're planning to make a career of programming, get used to the 'project' and 'workspace' concepts. They are not unique to NetBeans.

db