Compiling code in Eclipse.

This tutorial is a continuation to my earlier tutorial about configuration of Eclipse. In this one I show you how to compile and execute code using eclipse.

Eclipse Configuration

Eclipse IDE is widely used in working environments. Most professional prefer to use Eclipse as it is considered to be industry standard IDE. This tutorial will help you in installing and configuring Eclipse along with writing and compiling the code.

Difference between SCJP 1.5 and 1.6

Q :What is the difference between SCJP 1.5 vs SCJP 1.6?

Ans :  SCJP 1.6 = SCJP 1.5 +  New API Contents (NavigableSet, NavigableMap, Garbage Collection, Console). The names may scare you but they are very easy. The Pass score has been increased from 58% to 65%. But you don’t care about this. If you follows simple steps you can easily score >80%. (I can assure you).

Mock Exams List

This is a raw list, I collected it from various websites including javaraunch.com. I am yet to refine it. It contains lot of material which is irrelevant to SCJP 1.6. I will sort that work for you. For time being use the link as is.

Books for SCJP 1.6 Exam.

So many people had sent me mails regarding the books to be followed for SCJP 1.6. My sincere suggestion to them was to follow “ SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065 “ written by Katherine Sierra and Bert Bates.

Running your first program in JCreator.

After you setup JCreator the next task is to write a small code to verify the setup. This section will help you on writing java , compiling and running Java code for the first time in IDE. Double click on the JCreator icon on your desktop and select new file.

Practice … Practice … Practice

Which ever blog you go, whatever material you read every one will suggest you to write small programs while reading for SCJP. Forget about the exam version whether it is SCJP 5 or SCJP 6, you have to practice a lot in order to achieve good score in the exam.

But which editor do you want to use for practice. There are lots of editors notepad, notepad++, Textpad, etc etc. Which one do you use for practicing ? From my experience I find the following two editors (IDE) are best for practicing. {This is strictly my personal opinion and people can comment on this}

1. JCreator

2. Eclipse

In this post I will help you setting up JCreator for the first use with the help of example.