Local Development Environments Course (How To)

This course will introduce you how to set up your development environment on your local machine. We will take a deeper look at the Java technology and learn tips, tricks and best practices that will make you more productive.

What you'll learn

• JDK, JRE, JVM, JCL and all sorts of other acronyms you should know
• Using an IDE
• Debugging using a debugger
• Refactoring using built-in tools

How it Works

Deep dive into how the Java Technology is actually working

Chevron 7 steps

• What to Expect

  1:42

• T.M.A. - Too Many Acronyms

  3:31

• Acronym matchup

  7 questions

• The Java Virtual Machine

  11:15

• Java Virtual Machine

  3 questions

• Installation

  3:24

• Check Your Installation

  1 objective

Exploring Your IDE

There are numerous IDEs but they all have similar toolsets. Let's explore the IntelliJ IDEA IDE and pick up new productivity tricks.

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• Introducing IDEs

  3:14

• Creating Your First Project

  11:00

• Check your IntelliJ IDEA Installation

  1 objective

• Importing External Code

  8:18

• IDEA Terminology

  3 questions

• Running Your Code

  6:58

• Honing Your Skills

  7:24

• Clean up this mess

  5 objectives

Advanced Tooling

Let's take a look at some of the more advanced tools provided by most modern IDEs. Being able to navigate a debugger is going to help you tremendously.

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• Code Generation

  8:26

• Refactoring

  9:38

• Refactoring

  1 objective

• Using the Debugger

  10:47

• Debugger

  5 questions

• Teamwork

  14:30

• Finishing TreeStory

  1 objective

• Slam Dunk!

  1:04

• Towel Off

  4 questions