[Release] [List] Sources that EVERYONE should use

[GhostSnyper]

These sources aren't just for the users converting to Rs2D. The First source that I'm listing is on Java conventions. It thoroughly explains the professional, and proper way to package, structure, and comment your files. The second, of course, is the Java trail. Most questions can be answered there, and is probably the best learning tool out there for Java users. I'll be adding more links as I find them. My third link is to a website where a kind Brit named Sean teaches the basics of programming; I'm not saying Java, because that is not all he teaches. You can pickup VB, Java, SQL and several programming languages through his site, with most of them being explanatory Videos(I personally like this source)

Java
Java Conventions
Java Tutorials
Essentials of the Java Programming Language
Java Custom Networking
JDBC Database Acess
Java Examples - Thanks to Meiscooldude

SQL
Sql-java tutorial -- Thanks to Fedexer!

C# ( C Sharp) lol
C# Tutorials

Multi-Application
Sean's Programming Tutorials *Includes Java, Sql, HTML, VB, C++, and DirectX*

As for programing tools, I'll go ahead and list them here also, since individual threads are pointless. I'll also add new tools here, as well as add them to my tutorial in the tuts section. The first is netbeans, which ships with the JDK, if you download it as well. it is a stong, feature packed IDE, with good examples, syntax highlighting, and compiling tools. The second is eclipse. I'm using this one now with my development in Rs2D. I find it easy to manage projects with, it has good highlighting, it warns against certain java conventions, and it even has live debugging throughout your entire project! As per the usual, I shall add more tools as I find them.

IDE Programs, and Java editors
Netbeans 6.1 w/ JDK install
Eclipse IDE
NotePad++ - the Notepad replacement, with syntax Highlighting
TextPad - Highly recommended for Java editing in a simple, yet effective manor. It has built in Java tools, like compile, run application, and run applet! It is easily customizable, with you being able to add macros, and has tabbing. I've been using this for over a year, and when I'm not using an IDE for big edits, This baby gets the job done( With Finesse).

Other Tools
SQLYog Download page *SQL Database manager, similar to phpmyadmin*


Regards,
Ghost

[MentaL]

[I Rule MU]

Have I ever told you your awsome? Well if i havent now you know

[GhostSnyper]

:P Thanks, mate. Hate to be a nag, but it's spelled awesome. I'll keep the links coming as I find them

[I Rule MU]

Haha thanks. And yeah it is spelled that because i had to use a direct quote in my essay from a book, and i spelled awesome wrong and by doing that, i messed up the quote which lost me 5 points :cry:

[I-Am-No-Fool]

Can you post some screenshots of some of the tools please?

[-fedexer-]

Pfft did you start using Eclipse before or after i mentioned it? :P

Yeah elipse is definetly the way to go, i personally like it, and there are ways to add add-ons to it for different languages, although my attempt at that went pear shaped...

Hopefully these sources will be utilised by people and used...

[I-Am-No-Fool]

The Eclipse tutorials and quite hard and are easy to cock up.

[-fedexer-]

The Eclipse tutorials and quite hard and are easy to cock up.

who follows tutorials? xD

Pfft i just downloaded a bajillion addons and hoped it would go well xD

[GhostSnyper]

Lol, sorry, Fedexter, I didn't get it from you. The only reason I'm using this over Netbeans is because most of the people coding n Rs2D are using eclipse, or apache ant. I don't understand Ant, so I went with eclipse.

[-fedexer-]

Ahh fair do's, i still need to look into the rs2d source (just downloaded it for later viewing ^^).

Won't be doing any dev soon tho, going on holiday in a weeks time so yeah xD

[GhostSnyper]

Sweet...I'll be waiting for you to get back lol

[-fedexer-]

Aye, well i'm away for 2/7 of my weeks of, but that means 2 weeks of java reading :P , i've decided that this summer i'm actually going to do more than sit on my ass playing games xD

[GhostSnyper]

Epic Bump of Justice...If I could get a sticky on this, please! It's a lot to ask, But I think it's valuable enough

[-fedexer-]

I would concur with your statement Ghost and reckon this should be stickied also :winky:

[GhostSnyper]

Hmm... I'm adding c# tutorials here also, since I'm doing a side project involving c#