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Java Development Kit Choice

843785Sep 2 2008 — edited Sep 2 2008

Hi all,

I'm in a situation where I have to make a decision on which Java DK should be installed on multiple computers in an educational setting. I want the students to use a text editor+command prompt to learn, but it would be nice to have the option to use an IDE later on, especially for students with more experience.

My question is, if we are going to be predominantly using the text editor+command prompt combination, is there any disadvantage besides using more disk space to installing the "JDK 6 Update 7 with NetBeans" versus simply "JDK 6 Update 7".

Thanks for your help!

Edited by: Ravloo on Sep 2, 2008 6:55 PM

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