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Fortunately all the three big are available as open source. The free IntelliJ edition is somewhat limited but perfectly usable for core Java. I personally pre
by reitanqild 10y ago
Fortunately all the three big are available as open source.
The free IntelliJ edition is somewhat limited but perfectly usable for core Java.
I personally prefer Netbeans but then again I choose Linux or even Windows over Mac so there goes my credibility ;-/
- tyingq 10y agoSure. It came to mind for me because I'm one of those that started with vi/vim, and using an IDE regularly would be a big change for me. Vi works fine for python, but I imagine it would be a pretty big barrier for java.
- reitanqild 10y agoI have heard of people who use it and I know you can/could use vim modes or even embedded vim in at least two of the three big ones but I never used it. You might know all this but for the benefit of thise who don't: I guess you think in another way in an IDE: often you don't replace text (unless you are specifically updating comments or strings) - you rename variables. Example: the IDE knows about scoping rules etc so even if someone adds a local variable that shadows a field (BAD) the IDE will understand and only rename one of them when I do a rename. For me I find the IDE is more than worth it. Keybindings are a bit different but can be adjusted so I rarely need to use mouse or touchpad. And with Netbeans at least, but I suspect all big three, regex search replace is there if I need it.