Local Development Environments Course

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Free Online Course: Local Development Environments Course provided by Treehouse is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Overview
  • This course will introduce you how to set up your development environment on your local machine. We will take a deeper look at the Java technology and learn tips, tricks and best practices that will make you more productive.

    What you'll learn

    • JDK, JRE, JVM, JCL and all sorts of other acronyms you should know
    • Using an IDE
    • Debugging using a debugger
    • Refactoring using built-in tools

Syllabus
  • How it Works

    Deep dive into how the Java Technology is actually working

    Chevron 7 steps
    • What to Expect

      1:42

    • T.M.A. - Too Many Acronyms

      3:31

    • Acronym matchup

      7 questions

    • The Java Virtual Machine

      11:15

    • Java Virtual Machine

      3 questions

    • Installation

      3:24

    • Check Your Installation

      1 objective

    Exploring Your IDE

    There are numerous IDEs but they all have similar toolsets. Let's explore the IntelliJ IDEA IDE and pick up new productivity tricks.

    Chevron 8 steps
    • Introducing IDEs

      3:14

    • Creating Your First Project

      11:00

    • Check your IntelliJ IDEA Installation

      1 objective

    • Importing External Code

      8:18

    • IDEA Terminology

      3 questions

    • Running Your Code

      6:58

    • Honing Your Skills

      7:24

    • Clean up this mess

      5 objectives

    Advanced Tooling

    Let's take a look at some of the more advanced tools provided by most modern IDEs. Being able to navigate a debugger is going to help you tremendously.

    Chevron 9 steps
    • Code Generation

      8:26

    • Refactoring

      9:38

    • Refactoring

      1 objective

    • Using the Debugger

      10:47

    • Debugger

      5 questions

    • Teamwork

      14:30

    • Finishing TreeStory

      1 objective

    • Slam Dunk!

      1:04

    • Towel Off

      4 questions