HOW TO WRITE AND COMPILE JAVA PROGRAM

The tools that you will need to write your Java programs are as follow

JDK https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk-netbeans-jsp-3413139-esa.html

Netbeans https://netbeans.org/downloads/8.2/rc/

Download the above tools and install them on you PC

Why are we going to use Netbeans IDE?

IDE stands for integrated development environment and below are some of the advantages of the IDE

It is a free and open source tool.
It has a powerful Graphical user interface builder.
It has a high level profiling and Debugging tools.
Dedicated Support is available.

Above are few merits of using Netbeans IDE to develop your java systems.

The steps involved in writing a Java program using Netbeans:

Once the 2 software have been successfully installed follow the following steps

Double click the netbeans shortcut created on the desktop.
Once it is open below is an image which displays the first screen of the IDE

The next step click on the File tab once that is clicked a drop down menu will appear then select new project. The dialog box below will be displayed.

On the dialog box above select Java on the categories section then select Java application on projects section and press next.
Once you have clicked the above the dialog box below will appear.

On the project name label you can now write your class name then click on the finish.
When all the above steps have been followed the screen below will be displayed.

On the text editor this is what the tool will generate.

You can now start writing the statements inside the curly brackets of the main method.

The next thing we are going to learn is how to run/ compile the program, Add the output statement, System.out.println(“Programming is great fun”); inside the curly braces of the main method as shown below.