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reddit.com โ€บ r/learnjava โ€บ what is the best free ide for learning java?
What is the best free IDE for learning Java? : r/learnjava
June 3, 2025 - The best suits your style, but ... need to try them ... If you want to learn java the language itself, just stick to simple editor like Vscode, sublime, or even notepad++, You dont need an IDE at this time....
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reddit.com โ€บ r/learnjava โ€บ good ide for learning java
r/learnjava on Reddit: Good IDE for learning Java
July 2, 2021 -

This semester at my university we are going to be learning Java and i was wondering what IDE i should use - up until now i've used VS and VS Code and dipped into programming on Ubuntu both directly and with WSL.

As far as i've seen Intellij and Eclipse are recommended for Java, but i was wondering if coding on VS code or Ubuntu can offer me a faster learning curve experience or will slow me down?

What are your recommendations?

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reddit.com โ€บ r/learnprogramming โ€บ which free java ide/editor is the best for an absolute beginner?
r/learnprogramming on Reddit: Which free Java IDE/Editor is the best for an absolute beginner?
October 12, 2025 -

My great university decided to teach us Advanced Numerical Analysis in Java despite never teaching us Java beforehand. I know basic mathlab, don't know anything about Java and I have to learn it by myself in a very short time (weeks). My professor recommended me an Editor from 2000s that is obviously outdated. What are my options? Sorry if this is not the proper place to ask this.

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reddit.com โ€บ r/learnprogramming โ€บ what is the best free ide for learning java?
r/learnprogramming on Reddit: What is the best free IDE for learning Java?
November 26, 2024 -

What is the best free IDE for learning Java?

I'm a minor and yet don't have money, so I can't purchase any subscriptions and all but what would be a great free IDE for coding with Java? Like I can make my Minecraft Client with it? I know VS Code but people say it's a lightweight editor, not fully IDE.

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reddit.com โ€บ r/learnjava โ€บ what's the best java ide to use for beginners?
r/learnjava on Reddit: What's The Best Java IDE To Use For Beginners?
April 18, 2020 -

What's the difference between using an IDE like Eclipse and using a text editor like Atom when making Java programs?

Does the IDE make it easier in any way? Does it pinpoint flaws in your program and tell you why something might not be working the way its supposed to? Why do people even choose to use IDEs as opposed to using text editors?

I'm new to Java, got a background in Javascript. I'm finding Java really difficult because even the smallest errors will lead to 100 other errors and the error messages you get in the compiler are very hard to interpret and figure out.

Would I benefit from using a IDE?

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reddit.com โ€บ r/learnjava โ€บ lightweight ide to learn java
r/learnjava on Reddit: lightweight IDE to learn Java
August 19, 2022 -

Hi, I am trying to learn Java.

I'm probably going to learn it on both Mac and Windows.

For Mac, is there any lightweight IDE recommendation you guys have?

Then, for Windows, is it possible to use Notepad++ or is it recommended for java? I am working through a textbook "Programming and Problem Solving with Java".

I like Notepad++ because it is very lightweight, and I have past experience from botting Diablo II using it.

Best!

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reddit.com โ€บ r/java โ€บ can anyone recommend a good ide for a beginner programmer?
r/java on Reddit: Can anyone recommend a good IDE for a beginner programmer?
December 1, 2013 -

About a week ago I posted a thread in this sub asking for good resources to start learning Java, and I got several really good answers. I have decided to go with Big Java for the moment, and if I decide that I like Java and wish to continue learning it I will buy some more resources. But I am struggling with it :(

All of my limited programming experience has been Matlab and Python. Disregarding Matlab, which was for a class, Python is a scripting language. I can open my text editor, type my function/program and then just run it like that. But when I try Java it seems so much more complicated :( I have to make a project, following special naming conventions which I don't really understand, then make a class inside the project, find a way to compile it, and then run it to see if the code is working. This is very complicated compared to Python, and Big Java doesn't go into much detail about it. It just tells you to use your preferred development environment and expects me to know how to use it.

Can anyone recommend a good IDE for Java? Hopefully it is simple to use. I currently have BluJ on my computer but I don't know if that is a good one to use or not. Also, I apologize for not posting this in r/learnJava but last time I posted there I didn't get any responses due to the small userbase

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reddit.com โ€บ r/learnjava โ€บ does ides matter when you start learning java?
r/learnjava on Reddit: Does IDEs matter when you start learning Java?
March 29, 2024 -

I have learned Java few year back but never really applied that learning and never did any projects. Now I want to learn and use Java practically for my career since I have been part of IT companies for a while now. If someone can help me with these questions

  1. If I use VS code instead of eclipse or IntelliJ, will that make any difference?

  2. What are good sources to learn Java with practical approach?

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reddit.com โ€บ r/learnjava โ€บ is vscode good enough for java? does the ide matter when learning
r/learnjava on Reddit: Is VSCode good enough for JAVA? does the ide matter when learning
September 3, 2024 -

I always use vscode for a pretty long time cuz i code in multiple lanugage like python, c/c++ JS, css, and html and i really like it.

I plan on trying to learn Java and the genral consensus is that IntelliJ is way better than VsCode for Java. some even say eclipse would be better than Vscode. What features would i be missing from intellij if i were to use VSCode for Java.

I also might try learning spring cuz its pretty popular backend framework. IntelliJ community does not have support for it while VScode has a plugin for that so I'm a bit lost. I also dont want to pay for IntelliJ Ultimate to enjoy the convenience.

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reddit.com โ€บ r/learnjava โ€บ ide suggestions
r/learnjava on Reddit: IDE Suggestions
January 17, 2023 -

Hey All! I am a frontend dev who typically uses VScode but am expanding into backend and starting Java. The course I am following suggests using Eclipse, but I also know Java works in VScode. Anyone use VScode? Are there clear benefits to Eclipse?

Thanks for your help!

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reddit.com โ€บ r/javahelp โ€บ which free java ide/editor is the best for an absolute beginner?
r/javahelp on Reddit: Which free Java IDE/Editor is the best for an absolute beginner?
October 12, 2025 -

My great university decided to teach us Advanced Numerical Analysis in Java despite never teaching us Java beforehand. I know basic mathlab, don't know anything about Java and I have to learn it by myself in a very short time. My professor recommended me an Editor from 2000s that is obviously outdated. What are my options? Sorry if this is not the proper place to ask this, I really don't know another place.