Contents:

• Eclipse
• Java
• Unix
• ssh and ftp

The Eclipse IDE

This semester CS160 will be using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for developing Java code. After a careful assessment of alternative IDE's for our Java courses, this has been selected as the most promising. A standard installation of Eclipse is available on all CS Department Linux computers for use by CS160 students. As a default, it will be assumed that students use this version on CS Department Machines. Basics of how to use the Eclipse IDE productively will be covered somewhat in lecture and more extensively in course recitation.

In addition, Eclipse can be downloaded for free and installed on most platforms. Eclipse is written entirely in Java, so it will operate properly on most any platforms that supports Java. This includes Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X and properly configured Windows platforms. It is assumed that many students will find it possible to install and use Eclipse on their own computers, and the instructor and GTAs will try to help informally. However, successful installation and use of tools such as Eclipse on your own machine demands some understanding of how to install and use new software on that platform, and ultimately it falls to the individual student to either succeed at such an effort or to use the resources already provided by the CS Department. The help that can be offered by the instructor and GTAs is by necessity limited.

Java:

For this course, you need Java 5. RamCT relies on Java 5 update 12 (not the latest version). You can get information about installing this version of Java on Windows systems here .

Sun provides a great many useful online resources for working with Java. Here are some key entry points:

• Java 1.5 API documentation

Sun also provides and excellent set of coding guidelines.

Unix:

• The Computer Science Department maintains some useful general help information for students new to using Unix

• The CS192 website also has great systems resources (tutorials, topical slides, etc.).

• The SSH client (Download from the ftp link, WebCT no longer handing out CDs)
  The Putty client can be downloaded at: http://www.putty.nl/download.html
  WinSCP is another client: WinSCP
  Use ssh (or Putty for ssh) to submit assignments. Allows you to log into the CS machines. Both OpenSSH and Putty are available free on the Internet. Both OpenSSH and Putty allow you to ftp and ssh,
  If you have XP, you can use Internet Explorer to transfer your files to the Computer Science computers. In the location bar, enter: ftp://boese@ftp.cs.colostate.edu/ where you replace the login 'boese' with your own. It should prompt for a password, enter your CS login password. Then you can drag-n-drop files into your CS account.
  Then use ssh to run the checkin program.

• The Checkin procedures for submitting your assignments.