Introduction to Java Flash Tutorials!

Newbie & Debugging Questions
#1

Hey everyone,
just wanted to let you all know that I am starting a short series of Flash tutorials on how to get started in Java.

These are extremely basic tutorials, walking you through opening up Eclipse, creating a project, and making your first program, and that kind of thing.

Here is the link: http://knightsandwizards.com/content/?q=node/8

Please read the introduction first so you know what to download before you start, as well as Downloading Java and Setting Up Java.
Yes, the Downloading Java link is slightly out of date, but it covers the process fairly well still.

Currently there are only two out of four of the tutorials available, I am working on them as fast as I can and will release on at least once a week.

#2

None of them seem to work for me, I get the loading bar, the content seems to load in, it starts playing, but I see nothing.

Why flash though ? A series of HTML pages would probably do the job just as well and be more accessible I would have said.

D.

#3

Hiya, thanks for responding.

Sorry about the loading problem, it seems you have to refresh the page to get it to be visible. I am not quite sure why this is.

About the flash thing:
I think it is much easier to learn if you can watch and hear it happen. Some people learn just fine by reading, and probably more quickly as well, but for others this is simply too hard.

Also, I want to get a few of my friends interested in Java programming, but they are intimidated by the complexity of most of the beginning Java tutorials out there so far, and constantly put it off.

#4

Yep, worked after a refresh. Seems to be good tutorials for the absolute beginner. Good job.

#5

Yep, they were nice!

But what the heck are you running? KDesktop on win32? Cygwin?

#6

Thanks for the support guys ;D.

Elwiz:
I am actually running plain old WindowsXP with a special program called WindowsBlinds to get a new interface.

Or, you can just think of it as a super cool custom OS if you want.