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Installing NetBeans + Java JDK & Running Your First Java Program on Windows 10 [17 Gifs]

In order to begin programming in Java, you need an IDE. Lucky for us, Oracle, the maintainers of Java, provides a free and easy to use IDE called NetBeans. Along with an IDE, we need the Java programming language installed on our computers if we want to program in Java. Thus, we need to download both NetBeans and the latest Java Development Kit (JDK) from Oracle’s website.

Today, we will download the NetBeans + JDK Bundle and compile and execute our first Java program, “Hello, World” in NetBeans. Follow the gifs below and you’ll be on your way. While this tutorial is specifically for Windows 10, the steps are practically identical on Windows 8.

1. Open up your web browser and navigate to Google.

Downloading NetBeans 8.1 IDE + JDK 1.8 Bundle

2. Search “java jdk,” and click the “NetBeans + JDK Bundle” link from Oracle.