Ques 1)

 

on the picture, under the projects tab, what is the difference between Source Packages and Test Packages? how about Libraries vs Test Libraries??

 

 

Ques 2)

 

under the Help menu, to the right, there is a kind of memory monitor... what is that for?? (because obviously my computer physical memory is not that low)

 

 

Ques 3)

Above is a window when creating a new project..

 

what is the difference of selecting and unselecting the Set as Main Project?

 

 

Ques 4) What are the Runtime tab and its sub items?

 

 

plz help

 

thx

First, you need to use 4.1 like I suggested. Using a beta version to learn how NetBeans works is a seriously bad idea.

 

Second, you need to get into the habit of using the documentation, which is excellent with NetBeans (one of its best features, in fact). Run the online tutorials and start searching the help system. The answers to all of the questions you posted above are available and can be found within 5-10 seconds with a little practice. This is going to help you in the long run to get into this habit, because when it comes to programming, you will ALWAYS have questions.

 

The test nodes are for testing. When you set up to test various aspects of a project, you generate test classes and test code which you can then roll into the main code if you choose. It's useful for keeping your code delineated so that you know what parts of it are final and what parts of it are not. For small projects and early learning it's not something you will likely use.

 

Run the tutorials and grab a good book and hit some web sites. You'll get there!

ok...

 

just a question,

 

I cant find anything for that memory monitor...

 

plz tell me its function..thx