Babel 17 quickstart guide
The best way to start with Babel-17 is by downloading
Also available for download:
First make sure that you have installed Netbeans v7.0 (earlier versions of Netbeans are not supported). To install the Babel-17 plugin, go in Netbeans to Tools/Plugins/Downloaded and click on the “Add Plugins” button. Select the .nbm file you have downloaded from this site and install it.
Create a new Babel-17 project and type in a Babel-17 program, for example a program for calculating fibonacci numbers. Then run it, for example by choosing “Run Babel-17 program” from the “Run” menu. There is also a toolbar button. Note that for these actions to be active, you should have clicked into the editor window of the program.
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After you have successfully run the program, remove the “memoize fib” statement and run the program again. You will see that without memoization, this will take a REALLY long time … stop the program by hitting the red stop button on the left hand side of the output window. Now you are all set to experiment with Babel-17!
Be sure to experiment with
- modules; the Babel-17 plugin automatically recognizes all modules that reside in Babel-17 files in the project, even if they are located in subfolders
- unit testing; the plugin also recognizes unit tests, and you can run them all, or only those located in the files/folders you have selected
Have Fun!