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You Down With OOP? Yeah, You Know Me! Getting Started With Java

If you're looking to dive into the world of Java programming, you're in the right place!  Even if you just want to dip your toes, getting started is easy. Windows users need simply visit  https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#jdk20-windows and download the Java Development Kit (JDK) of your choice. Latest version as of this post is JDK 20. Mac & Linux can click over to their OS links and download their respective installers as well. Run the program and follow the installation instructions. Next visit  https://netbeans.apache.org/download/index.html and download the latest release or an older version if you wish. Latest release as of this post is NetBeans 17. Run the program and again follow the installation prompts. Viola! You've successfully installed Java and NetBeans IDE.  Follow along this easy tutorial to write your first program:  https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/getStarted/cupojava/netbeans.html  Since Java is an object-ori...