title: How to do java basic program in aws?
body: <p>I want to try out java in aws, specifically lambda.</p>
  
  <p>I don't know much java so hoping to learn it in this endeavor. Please be gentle to a newbie</p>
  
  <p>Trying to get hello world working so I can start iterating but I don't know the syntax.</p>
  
  <p>My java program:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$ cat helloWorld.java 
  class helloWorld
  {
      public static void main(String args[])
      {
          System.out.println("Hello, World");
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I zip it up with <code>zip java above_program.java</code></p>
  
  <p>The call i make in the lambda is to <code>helloWorld::main</code></p>
  
  <p>The result I currently get when I test it is</p>
  
  <pre><code>START RequestId: 32ef4680-b741-402d-9af7-7c0b0c9e5f1f Version: $LATEST
  Class not found: helloWorld: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
  java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: helloWorld
  </code></pre>