On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 02:38:08PM -0500, Will Dye wrote: > > It looks like I'll be able to spend some more time this weekend on > Java. If all goes well, I should be in shape to start helping > write (*gasp*) code instead of flame-bait. :-) > > Here at work we use RCS, so I've never used CVS before. I'm > hoping it won't take too much time to learn. If I need a password > or something, consider this an official request.
cvs update cvs commit -m "I did a lot of work" > The next step is settling on a Java environment and some coding > standards. I'm using the free stuff from Sun, just because I > stumbled across it first. If the developers here prefer something > different, I'd like to use whatever you reccommend. Spending a > coupla hundred bucks or so on software is acceptable, if it > provides some real benefit. Oh, and I'm using Windows 95, on my > dinky little Toshiba notebook PC. I can upgrade if necessary. Run emacs and install the "JDE" module. It has everything you need, and a lot of cool stuff on top of it (like access to the "Beanshell" program which allows you run interpreted java - very useful if your not completely sure what goes). > As for coding standards, is the code in CVS pretty much as you > want to see it in terms of formatting, naming, and such? I've > found that a good assignment for new programmers is to go through > and fix some of the nit-picky formatting and commenting stuff. > It helps you learn your way around the code that already exists. The Sun Gods have documented the conventions for java coding rather thoroughly: http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/html/CodeConvTOC.doc.html I am happier the more that people stick to them, but we are not strict about it (Ian, for example, is fond of doing 8 character indents at the beginning of every block, making his code completely unreadable, and most JDEs sway from the spec in one way or another). > If someone has an assignment suitable for a first time out, please > let me know. Otherwise, I'll start with the the code & comment > formatting thing -- hopefully this weekend. Well, we are in debugging now... I don't know if that is suitable. > --Will > (never speaking for his employers) > willdye at freedom.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freenet-dev mailing list > Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net > http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev > -- \oskar _______________________________________________ Freenet-dev mailing list Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev
