What do you need to program in Java?

Question

Java

1. Need a JDK
Question: download a separate JDK or NetBeans with JDK 8 www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/i...
2. Need an editor, from the free ones, as I understand it, NetBeans IDE and Eclipse IDE which one to choose for a beginner, is there any fundamental difference between them?

Answer 1

1. Needed. Download.
2. IDEA is the best. There is an open source version that will suit you.
There are also free Netbeans. Eclipse is already history.

Answer 2

The only question is ease of use: someone is better off with Netbeans, someone is better off with Eclipse. But lately I have been faced with the fact that when teaching, they are more oriented towards Netbeans

Answer 3

For programming, you only need an up-to-date JDK with off. site. You can even type the code in notepad.
Regarding the IDE:
- IntellijIdea is a project that is gaining momentum, I recently switched to it - I do not regret it. Almost everything is configurable, quick start and loading changes. A somewhat non-obvious project menu, a replacement for the JDK - is leveled by a convenient interface and "for the client" - IDEs are made by developers and for developers, no frills and bells and whistles. Click "Run" - you get Run, not a beautiful running slider from Eclipse.
- NetBeans - a convenient IDE, also in a Spartan style - but a lot of "superfluous" (and it is first loaded and then unloaded, because "ninado").
- Eclipse - a lot of "rounded" corners, "transitions", beautiful load bars... It's not clear who this is for? Probably for blondes getting to know the language... Beautiful, but crazy slow (especially if you have a project of 10k lines and 10Mb of libraries).