July 9th Coding Session

Summary

• We started with everyone trying to install all of the correct software
  • Eclipse, tortoiseSVN/subclipse, Java jre/jdk/firefox plugins
  • It Would be good if at future meetings people had these working
• We Decided it would be better to go with google code as a subversion repository
  • allows non-SFU students to join
  • has other great features like its own wiki, bug tracker, etc.
• We looked into lwjgl library and decided that it would be simpler to go with just java applets
  • java Graphics2D and awt libraries used for applets provide all of the functions we need
  • java does have its own Graphics3D library if needed
  • we have tutorials for java applets that are easy to understand
  • lwjgl would require programmers to know Opengl, which not everyone does
• To split up work we divided into two groups
  • the network group was tasked with trying to write a sample network application in java
  • the network application would need to be able to connect and send/recieve messages
  • the graphics group was tasked with creating a simple java applet
  • the java applet would have a triangle that can be moved around the screen with arrow keys
• We decided that it might be a good idea to meet again on monday
  • should continue to work on sample applications and read tutorials

Tutorials

These are some of the tutorials that we found useful during the coding session

• http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~mjmcguff/learn/java/
  • A very useful tutorial on the basics of java applets, everyone must read and try!

Members Present

• Jordan Fox
• Eric Raue
• Patrick Woo
• Dave Hughes
• Jack Qiao