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,

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

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 My professor recommended me an Editor from 2000s that is obviously outdated.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.

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?

Greetings to all.

It just so happened that my Intellij license ran out. Well, I decided to look towards the exotic, and so far I have stopped at emacs/vim.

There were several questions(In Vim I'm a complete noob). If there are java developers who write in Vim, I hope for their help (and configs :)).

Actual questions:

1. Which is better: configure vim from scratch or use neovim,astravim,lunarvim,etc.. as a starting point?

2. Which lsp servers are better to install for Java (sometimes I also write in Scala)?

3. Which plugins to install for Maven and Gradle? Will there be auto-completion?

4. Will it be possible to create and run projects directly from Vim? (Not so important, but still)

5. How is Spring? Is there a plugin that is analogous to Spring Tools?

6. Which plugins should I use to integrate git, sql, markdown, xml, email-client, png-viewer?

7. Which plugins should I use for database integration? Is there such a possibility at all? Interested in redis, postgresql.

What I plan to use it for:

1. Development of the backend part

2. JavaFX development of home projects.

3. Minecraft modding. Purely on the fan.

Thank you in advance for your help.

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?

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'm looking to get into Web Development, but I need to find an IDE and compiler. I've heard some good and bad things about Visual Studio, but is Eclipse any good? Any other suggestions are absolutely welcome.

So I'm pretty new to coding, and got more interested from a computer programming course in my school, and have now started to code on for fun. I've been using J Creator LE like my school for the past few months, but a lot of people have been saying to get a better IDE. What's the best free IDE to use, or should I just stick with J Creator LE? Any help is greatly appreciated, and merry Christmas too.

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?

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!

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.

Everyone seems to recommend IntelliJ but AFAICT only the paid version supports Spring?

NetBeans doesn't seem to get a lot of love but it's free and explicitly does support Spring (although the tutorial appears to be quite out of date?).

I used to use Eclipse back in the Java 6 days; is it still competitive?

This is a home hobby / self-taught edification thing, so I really don't want to pay even $169 (or $202.80 if paid monthly) for IntelliJ, if there are free alternatives...

Using macOS but also sometimes Linux, so ideally looking for something available on both platforms.

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

Hey everybody,

I haven't tried vscode for java before, but I was wondering what others think of using it for an IDE?

I have used eclipse and intellij before, but was considering vscode. If you have tried it, what packages have you found useful, what are the things you like and what are your pain points using it?

I am going to experiment with it tomorrow and make a workspace in vscode for it.

Cheers!

Wanted to get quick consensus of what people are using as their primary IDE? I was an Eclipse guy until I used IntelliJ and loved it. I don't use Visual Studio Code for Java at all but I'm getting direction from my company that we should using VS Code as our Java IDE.

I don't agree with this but I haven't really done too much research on this and curious by asking the community what IDEs are people are using for Java development.

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?

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 !