Write once, run anywhere.

Today was the 1st day of learning to write code using Java. We installed Java Development Kit (JDK 6.0) as our compiler and DrJava to write the source code. Mr.Arkin provided us with an introduction to "The Development Process" with the steps required to program with Java. There is a total of four steps beginning with writing the algorithm and then coding the algorithm in programming language, followed by compiling it in byte code and ending it with converting byte code into binary code by a Java Virtual Machine. A rough outline on how programs are written were shown using Classes which is a factory for making objects. We learned several rules of naming classes, and the syntax for writing comments. A new term was introduced to me: "delimiter". Since I have programmed using Java, most of the information was familiar to me. I was able to finish the HelloWorld Class and I hope to code advanced programs in the near future!