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1 | 1 | # ThinkJavaCode2 |
2 | | -Supporting code for Think Java, 2nd edition. Copyright (c) 2017 Allen Downey and Chris Mayfield. **This new edition is a work in progress and won't be completed until May 2019.** |
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4 | | -This is a Git repository that contains the code examples from the book and starter code for some exercises. |
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6 | | -Git is a version control system that allows you to keep track of the files that make up a project. |
7 | | -A collection of files under Git's control is called a repository. |
| 2 | +Supporting code for Think Java, 2nd edition. |
| 3 | +Copyright (c) 2017 Allen Downey and Chris Mayfield. |
| 4 | +**This new edition is a work in progress and won't be completed until May 2019.** |
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| 6 | +This repository contains the code examples from the book and starter code for some exercises. |
9 | 7 | There are several ways you can work with the code: |
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11 | | -* You can create a copy of this repository on GitHub by pressing the "Fork" button in the upper right. |
| 9 | +* You can create a copy of this repository on GitHub by pressing the "Fork" button in the upper right. |
12 | 10 | If you don't already have a GitHub account, you'll need to create one. |
13 | 11 | After forking, you'll have your own repository on GitHub that you can use to keep track of code you write. |
14 | | -Then you can ``clone'' the repository, which downloads a copy of the files to your computer. |
| 12 | +Then you can "clone" the repository, which downloads a copy of the files to your computer. |
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16 | | -* Alternatively, you could clone the repository without forking. |
17 | | -If you choose this option, you don't need a GitHub account, but you won't be able to save your changes back in GitHub. |
| 14 | +* Alternatively, you could clone the original repository without forking. |
| 15 | +If you choose this option, you don't need a GitHub account, but you won't be able to save your changes on GitHub. |
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19 | | -* If you don't want to use Git at all, you can download the code in a zip archive using the "Download ZIP" button on this page, or [this link](http://tinyurl.com/ThinkJavaCodeZip). |
| 17 | +* If you don't want to use Git at all, you can download the code in a ZIP archive using the "Download ZIP" button on this page, or this link: http://tinyurl.com/ThinkJavaCode2. |
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21 | | -To clone a repository, you need a Git client installed on your computer. |
22 | | -The URL of this repository is `https://github.com/AllenDowney/ThinkJavaCode.git`. |
23 | | -If you use Git from the command line, you can clone it like this: |
| 19 | +To clone a repository, you need Git installed on your computer (see https://help.github.com/). |
| 20 | +If you use Git from the command line, you can clone the original repository like this: |
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25 | | - git clone https://github.com/AllenDowney/ThinkJavaCode.git |
| 22 | + git clone https://github.com/ChrisMayfield/ThinkJavaCode2.git |
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27 | | -After you clone the repository or unzip the zip file, you should have a directory called `ThinkJavaCode` with a subdirectory for each chapter in the book. |
| 24 | +After you clone the repository or unzip the ZIP file, you should have a directory named `ThinkJavaCode2` with a subdirectory for each chapter in the book. |
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29 | 26 | All examples in this book were developed and tested using Java SE Development Kit 8. |
30 | 27 | If you are using a more recent version, the examples in this book should still work. |
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