java development questions

[Nifty Fedora Mitch]

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 02:14:23PM -0700, jack craig wrote:
>
> I am using a FC11 os and want to learn Java.
>
> I am faced with choices that i don't have good answers for and wonder  
> what wisdom this group may have to offer?
>
> first, IDE's; there are eclipse and IcedTea6 (which doenst have much  
> doc), are there others i am missing?
>
> anyone got pros/cons for eclipse or icedtea?
>
> also, there is the sun jdk, but this os seems to have openjdk also,  
> anyone comment on this choice?
> openjdk also seems shy of install/config docs, ... ???  may both be  
> installed & usable at once?
> (not at the same time of course).
>
> all comments welcome, tia, jackc...

Sun has a strong java support community give it a look.
Their forums can be scanned....

Eclipse is good in part because it can be had on
almost any system.

Most importantly Sun has some serious reference doocumentation that
you can download and archive on a local DVD if you care to.  You have
to sign up, but they have not been too agressive with news emails and
with a spare isp, gmail or yahoo mail account who cares.