A newbie question...
Hi! My name is Kristen, and I am working on an agent-based model as part of my dissertation. My programming skills are just okay (I know enough to write simple programs, and to learn). The problem is that I'm living in Copenhagen, where my husband is doing a post doc, and I feel quite isolated from anyone who can help me. It's probably important to say up front that this isn't about agent-based modeling as much as it's about getting set up to do things.
I can write agent-based simulations in java, using RePast libraries (using JBuilder as an IDE). JBuilder has been easy to pick up.
What I need to do to become compatible with the folks in michigan is to write java code using emacs. I need to use ant to compile and run things. I am working on a mac (and they are all linux). So here are some (probably naive) questions to start:
1. Any suggestions regarding emacs (what add-ons to use, the most user-friendly version to download, etc)?
2. I don't know anything about XML. When I open an XML file (the ant build files are XML), it opens in my web browser by default (with all formatting messed up). What should I open XML files with? Should I download something?
Any comments are so greatly appreciated!!!
I can write agent-based simulations in java, using RePast libraries (using JBuilder as an IDE). JBuilder has been easy to pick up.
What I need to do to become compatible with the folks in michigan is to write java code using emacs. I need to use ant to compile and run things. I am working on a mac (and they are all linux). So here are some (probably naive) questions to start:
1. Any suggestions regarding emacs (what add-ons to use, the most user-friendly version to download, etc)?
2. I don't know anything about XML. When I open an XML file (the ant build files are XML), it opens in my web browser by default (with all formatting messed up). What should I open XML files with? Should I download something?
Any comments are so greatly appreciated!!!
