There are many Eclipse packages to choose from. In this study note, I downloaded the Eclipse Kepler (4.3.2). You can go to the official Eclipse website to download the desired version of Eclipse. We will need to remember this location and later configure Eclipse to use this particular version of Java Run-time environment. The installer added both JRE and JDK to the computer. In this study note, I chose the JDK version (Java SE 8U5) for windows 64-bit computers and installed it to the default location. But I noticed that if you want to develop a Dynamic Web Project, and if you want to debug it with a J2EE Preview server, you will need a JDK to power the Eclipse IDE. For most of the functions in Eclipse, a JRE should be sufficient. You can choose to download either a JRE or a JDK. You can go to the Oracle website to download it. If you do not already have a desired Java Run-time environment on your computer, you will need to install one. If not, this study note should at least have some reference values for you, because the overall principles are the same.Įclipse is a Java application, so the first step to set up Eclipse is to install the Java Run-time Environment. If you are using Linux, you are probably already an expert on Eclipse.

In this study note, I will set up Eclipse on a windows 64-bit computer. This study note is a step by step instruction on how to set up Eclipse. According to a recent study, Eclipse is the most popular IDE for Java development. The first thing that I do is to pick an IDE. Recently I noticed some exciting activities in the Java and the open source society and started to pick up Java again. Net in my career and I like both of them. I have worked on both Java and Microsoft. This is a study note on setting up Eclipse IDE for Java development.

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