Setup Assignment

The goal of this assignment is to get you through the technical requirements of the assignments of this course. You will not be graded for this assignment. However, we strongly suggest you do it, to verify that you have all prerequisites ready and that you understand all submission instructions before you get into "real" assignments.

Working Environment Guide

We have prepared a detailed technical guide (from previous years) with general things you should probably know, especially when working from Windows. Have a look. In addition, Ayal Klein (TA of the course in 2020) prepared very useful videos in hebrew, explaining how to install JDK 13 (we will use JDK 17) and some other stuff.

Install Java

Install the Java Development Kit (JDK). This year, we will use Java 17, since this is the installed version on the university servers. Download the installation file from here and run it.

Make sure that your installation is working

Open up a terminal window, and issue the following commands:

java -version

javac -version

You should see output similar to:

java version "17.0.2" 2022-01-18 LTS
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 17.0.2+8-LTS-86)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.2+8-LTS-86, mixed mode, sharing)

and

javac 17.0.2

Write, Compile and Run a simple program

1. Create a file named HelloWorld.java
2. Enter the following content:

/**
 * @author Someone
 */
public class HelloWorld {
   /**
    * This is a traditional demo class to demonstrate how to
    *  write, build and run a Java program.
    *
    * @param args command line arguments.
    */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
            System.out.println("Hi");
        }
    }
}

3. Compile the program using: javac HelloWorld.java
4. Verify that a corresponding HelloWorld.class file is created.
5. Run the compiled program: java HelloWorld

You should see the output

Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi
Hi

Install Ant

Please follow Installing Ant for installing ant on your computer.

Make sure you understand the Submission Instructions

Please read the general Submission Instructions for the course. You must fully understand and follow these instructions for every assignment in this course. Now is a good time to carefully read it and to follow the instructions provided there.