High School Electives

Note: it is our intention to not require additional expenses specifically/solely for this class

• Computer: Linux, Windows, Mac

• We envision that not every student will need a laptop in class: if/when we work together in pairs or groups.  (Pair Programming is a recognized practice in the profession)

• some Chromebooks may be usable, though I do not have experience with this

• https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/chrome-os-systems-supporting-linux 

• https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439?hl=en 

• https://medium.com/@jeffrey.cardillo/using-intellij-and-other-linux-apps-on-your-chromebook-51fd7fadb9db 

• Android device (phone or tablet; cellular service is not necessary), or a fast enough computer to reasonably use the emulator

• Internet access for documentation and reference resources

• Writing materials for notetaking, as desired

*Don’t Panic*  if you are unsuccessful installing these, we can help

• IntelliJ (Community Edition - free)  https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/ 

• Java 11 (or 16): https://adoptopenjdk.net/