I also did Java as my first serious programming language with no IDE...though this was in the early 00's in AP CS in HS. But it was good to get to know the bas

I also did Java as my first serious programming language with no IDE...though this was in the early 00's in AP CS in HS. But it was good to get to know the basics through the most basic form of it. Javac/Java on the CLI, and a pure basic text editor.