Getting Java

NetBeans is installed in the HCC library and most lab classrooms, so you can work on campus until you are finished setting up at home. You should be able to set up NetBeans in Windows, MacOS, or Linux.

Due to licensing issues, currently the simplest approach seems to be this all-in-one installer that gets you the most recent version of Netbeans and includes the JDK. The classroom does not have the most recent version, but most of what we use will look the same.

Then go through the process of creating a Netbeans project. If at this point it asks to install any extra plugins or packages, do so.