Java development tools
- Java Development Kit (JDK), free from Oracle (java.sun.com)
- JDK documentation, free from Oracle, same URL
- Any text editor - could use Windows Notepad (free) but may be problems with non-Windows line ends: could avoid by using WordPad or Word but must remember to save as plain text.
- Better: Notepad++ - free (http://notepad-plus-plus.org)
- Best: Integrated Development Environment (IDE). I use NetBeans - free (www.netbeans.org).