I'm new to Java and looking for an easy-to-use IDE. Should I choose IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, or VS Code? What are the pros and cons of each for beginners?

Iam going to practice java which ide could be the best, I have already used IntelliJ and eclipse, is there any better ide than those 2. if not tell me which one is best IntelliJ or eclipse

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

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?

For learning Java should I use eclipse IDE or cursor?

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?

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.

Any tips on other ways to setup an environment for JAVA development? Thank you guys!

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!

I have been using vscode for python, but now in school they are going to teach us POO in java, so i woder if a can keep using vscode or is a better option like netbeans or eclipse.

I am taking my second Java course next semester. In the first Java class I used Sublime and the terminal and it worked fine for me but this time I was thinking of moving up to an IDE. I basically am just looking for something simple that will allow me to compile in the IDE and help with debugging. Eclipse and Netbeans looked pretty complex for a beginner. Thanks

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.

I have been using java for 2 years now since it is the main programming language in my college and i was coding on Eclipse IDE but i started to hate it and want to change to other options

My friends recommended these two for me

1- IntelliJ IDEA 2- Visual Studio Code

I have looked for both of them but couldn’t decide which one is better for me

In your opinion which one of them will you choose and please tell me why

Thank you

Edit: Thank you all for your assistant and tips i have decided to stick with IntelliJ IDEA and so far i really love it, i tried VS code and it was code but it has some issues i also gave neat beans a try but it didn't work for me and i didn't really like it,

I am currently learning JAVA and I have a mid-range laptop, I need a lightweight IDE to solve problems and to work on. I have used IntelliJ but it is heavy, is there any lightweight best IDE?

I'm currently using VS code (text editor) for my java. Can you guys suggest me java IDE which is easy to use

I've used VSCode for Python but now I'm beginning to learn Java. Any IDEs that are excellent for beginners? I was told VSCode isn't the best for Java.

What is the recommended Java IDE you know?

Looking for a good IDE. I am in my second programming class, java 2. I used Terminal on Mac for the entire first course and think I know the syntax and formatting stuff well. I've downloaded IntelliJ because it is free for students and a professor recommended it. But I am having trouble adapting to how projects are created and stored.

Can someone recommend a good IDE? I would like to stick with IntelliJ if possible but am just super confused on how it works. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

Hi Java devs !

I'm a CS teacher in a public college in France, and time has come to update our techbase.

We currently teach Java 8, with Netbeans 8.2. This IDE was released in 2017, which was 4 years ago. I feel like it's time to drop it for a newer version, but we would rather not wipe hundreds of PCs if it's still the most widely used version in a professional environment.

We have an internal discussion, on whether to keep the last Oracle's release of Netbeans (ie 8.2), update to latest version (12.3), or even replace it with another IDE.

We feel like it would be best for our students to teach them the tools they'll use later in their career (even if switching from Netbeans to Eclipse or IntelliJ is quite simple), so I'm asking you this quite simple question : which IDE do you use in your current company, and do you know why this one in particular was chosen ?

Our only limitations are "it must run on Windows 10 without administrator privilege" and "it must provide a graphicaal interface for Swing application development". Maybe budget can be a factor too, though we could definitely buy a few licenses (we are dropping PowerAMC because of its price, so any spending must be justified).

Pros would be : able to manage different languages (our students also learn C and PHP/HTML/JS during their courses), git integration, database integration, javadoc/doxygen integration, maven/unit testing, maybe UML plugins ?

Secondary question : should we switch from java 8 to java 11 next year ?

Thanks a lot for your answers !