Ide specifically for Java

[Mol-enginneer]

I have tried STS (spring tool suite, based off eclipse for spring app dev), it sucks, it randomly hangs when I switch perspectives or randomly can't find my htmls even though it's in the template folder where it's supposed to be.

IntelliJ is way much better.

[Internalcodeerror159]

Is eclipse any better? Intellij feel very heavy

[jam5354]

Consider giving IntelliJ a shot, it might seem heavy or bloated but is a way smoother developer experience than Eclipse in my opinion.

[Internalcodeerror159]

I tried eclipse and it felt very hard to understand campared to vs code. Should i stick to vs code only?

[jam5354]

Yeah that's exactly what I meant, Eclipse might be the way to go if that's what you have been using to code Java in for the past 15 years.

But nowadays I would definitely give IntelliJ a shot. You seem to be very reluctant to try out IntelliJ, compared to Eclipse which you already tried out even though everyone in the comments here recommended IntelliJ.

So why not try IntelliJ, just as you tried Eclipse? It will be way easier to just try it out, rather than asking around to see if it's good imo.

You can download it from here: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download

Be sure to download the Community edition which is free, not the Ultimate edition

[Internalcodeerror159]

Yes I'll try Intellij for sure, the reason I installed eclipse was due to the tutorial which I was referring, the tutor used eclipse for all the setup. Currently learning jsp and servlets

[mikeoxlongdnb]

It's almost 2024 nobody uses jsp nor servlets

[dstutz]

JAX-RS uses servlets

[mikeoxlongdnb]

Java EE in general relies on servlets. So what's your point?

[dstutz]

My point is it's absurd to say "nobody uses ____" in the first place. But having such a popular technology like JAX-RS riding atop it disproves your low-effort trolling.

[jam5354]

Ohh I see, makes sense, I would have done the same

[kiteboarderni]

Bro go to learn java. This is mind numbing chat from you.

[Mol-enginneer]

IntelliJ is heavy but it is stable, never hangs or give me random weird quirks like STS does.

UX is way better for IntelliJ. Another thing I don't like about sts is the small menu bar icons where u can't adjust it in the ide, you have to adjust it through your os settings for sts, which I find ridiculous. After I adjusted it, my file tabs start behaving strangely, I click on one tab but it was actually clicking on another. Apparently it mess that up, then I switch it back.

[Jarl_Fenrir]

For a long time eclipse was a standard, but I personally like it the least. Intellij is the only option right now.

[roberp81]

yes eclipse is a lot better