No languages strictly need an IDE. I don't really work with Java so I can't comment with how well you'd get it integrated in VIM. There are a few tips here that

No languages strictly need an IDE. I don't really work with Java so I can't comment with how well you'd get it integrated in VIM. There are a few tips here that could help [0]. [0] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/253170/tips-for-using-vim-as-a-java-ide http://stackoverflow.com/questions/253170/tips-for-using-vim...