Programming the Globular Cluster Generator v2.0

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Programming the Globular Cluster Generator v2.0

Post #1by Rassilon » 04.04.2004, 19:40

I have decided the next generation will be a far cry better version than the old VB heap of junk I wrote almost a year and a half ago...It was bulky and couldnt run on anything but microdummy computers...Ive decided to write it in Java as I am basing another project around this enviroment...But for Java I have no clue where to begin...I just installed the Java 1.4 SDK Application Server and no where do I see anything about writing JAR files...so what I want is a simple command line compiler with superb documentation and the ability to run the jar file without using a server application that doesnt really work all the time...

At one time I had a java install that associated jar files to it so when they ran they loaded in a small window on my desktop...I think this came from SUN...dunno...

OR if Java is too much of a pain in the arse...lets talk about C...Visual studio is crap so dont even go there...Its ok for the tweaking of the sourcecode...but trying to write a non-MFC app in VC 6 is like selling Bill Gates an Apple...It doesnt seem to work right...I then went to BC 3.1 and decided its too outdated and will only allow 64k buffers to be loaded and written...I can write a single solar system that will be 64k...100,000 star systems well...you do the math...

The thing is I want to code something and be able to port it...I think if I find a good Java compiler preferrably with IDE Ill be a happy camper...

Link me up people!!! :mrgreen:
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Post #2by maxim » 04.04.2004, 20:13

What you need is the J2SE 1.4.2 Java Standard Edition from here and the NetBeans IDE from here.
You may also get more information at http://developers.sun.com/

I can't see any need for the Application Server SDK.

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Post #3by Guest » 04.04.2004, 22:51

Maybe http://www.blazix.com ?
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Post #4by Rassilon » 04.04.2004, 23:31

Well I found JCreator but Im willing to try out those others as Im not 100% satisfied with JCreator...

Anyways Im well on my way to making the cluster gen...

http://celestialvisions.net/java/Freehand.htm
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Post #5by maxim » 05.04.2004, 07:41

NetBeans is about the standard java IDE.
If you want to provide java based web services or integrate java into you html web server your should use resin (It`s free for personal use). You can combine it with apache if you also want to provide other languages like php.

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