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COP 3503 FALL 2012SHAYAN JAVED

Programming Fundamentals using Java

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Tools

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Linux Command Line

Know the basics of the Linux command line

Directories/files/compiling/manipulating text files/searching/etc.

Reference: http://files.fosswire.com/2007/08/fwunixref.pdf

Practice, practice, practice

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Linux Command Line

Bash scripting:

Bash is a Unix Shell

Write small scripts to automate common operations

Run script:

./script.sh

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Text Editors

For Linux:

Gedit.

More complex/powerful: emacs/vim (higher learning curve)

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Text Editors

For Windows:

Notepad++

Use an editor which allows syntax highlighting, viewing line numbers, search/replace, etc.

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Text Editors

For Mac OS X:

I don’t know

(though you could probably use Linux-based editors)

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A Note on IDEs…

Eclipse is excellent for writing Java programs

Try to avoid using it – get used to compiling and debugging from the command line/text editor

NetBeans is excellent for creating GUIs

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Connecting remotely to CISE

Windows: Use PuTTy

Linux/Mac: Use “ssh” from the command line:

ssh storm.cise.ufl.edu

OR

ssh username@storm.cise.ufl.edu

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Connecting remotely to CISE

To transfer files:

Windows: WinSCP

Mac: CyberDuck

Linux: SFTP/SCP

More info: http://www.cise.ufl.edu/help/access/remote/

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Back Ups

Very important: Backup your work constantly

Cloud backup:

Dropbox iCloud (Macs) Ubuntu One (Ubuntu)

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Pastebin.com

Whenever you want to email code, use http://pastebin.com

Choose syntax highlighting for Java

Generate link, send to me or TAs. Can edit code/add comments directly.