Does Mac have Java Development Kit?
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No, I am not. I bought a book to teach me (I am eager to learn), and it says I need Java Development Kit, but I can't find it.
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The book should give you some hints and details. In my experience, books on programming generally take you through the steps required to setup a development environment. So I don't confuse you, I'll let the book do the talking there. 
You don't "see" the Java development kit - it's a set of command line tools. In other words, it won't be something you'll see in your Applications folder.
You don't "see" the Java development kit - it's a set of command line tools. In other words, it won't be something you'll see in your Applications folder.
Where do I write the code? Textedit? When I try to save it as a .java, it won't let me and says i need to save it as .rtf Please help!The book should give you some hints and details. In my experience, books on programming generally take you through the steps required to setup a development environment. So I don't confuse you, I'll let the book do the talking there.
You don't "see" the Java development kit - it's a set of command line tools. In other words, it won't be something you'll see in your Applications folder.
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Just a friendly suggestion - instead of the 3 or more threads on the same thing - if you had typed it into Google you would have had your answer long ago. Mac OS Leopard:-Save files using TextEdit in .java extension? - Yahoo! Answers. Note - I've never typed a single line of java code in my life, nor do I anticipate that changing. Good luck.
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Merged threads.
Go to Format > Make Plain Text. By default, TextEdit saves as rich text and compilers & interpreters need plain text.
I'd suggest that you look into a programming editor. You'll find that they make the job considerably easier. If you're programming Java, you might want to look into something like Eclipse and JEdit.
Go to Format > Make Plain Text. By default, TextEdit saves as rich text and compilers & interpreters need plain text.
I'd suggest that you look into a programming editor. You'll find that they make the job considerably easier. If you're programming Java, you might want to look into something like Eclipse and JEdit.
An excellent Java development suite for Macs is called Netbeans IDE which has editor and compiler built in.
See Welcome to NetBeans
See Welcome to NetBeans
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