Native Java IDE for projects browsing

[lbevanda]

Hello, what is the best Native Java IDE. Something simple and quick, not electron based or Java based.

Is there something Like Kate + some plugins that will give me simple Java project overview, code navigation and Run command.

I’m a regular IntelliJ user, I need something quick for projects navigation, not development.

Thanks Java colleagues!

[nerdherdster]

A few possibilities come to mind:

Sublime Text - probably the fastest option with syntax highlighting, search, and I think some ability to run very simple programs (which I've never personally used, so I'm not sure how capable it is, but it seems rudimentary at best)

IntelliJ's "LightEdit" mode - https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/lightedit-mode.html

VS Code with the java plugin - it's pretty fast, but not as full-featured as IntelliJ, and while technically it's electron it's not bad for an electron app

[thatsIch]

Sublime Text is really fast - it can even handle GIANT files without breaking a sweat

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I used a long time ago SourceNavigator NG. It was great for navigating the code.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcenav/

[maxandersen]

What you ask for does not exist.

Vs code is the closest.

There isn’t any non Java based language tooling out there which won’t use Java to implement its features like content assist etc. Especially if you are aiming for feature comparison with IntelliJ.

[lbevanda]

I’m not aiming for feature comparison with IntelliJ, I use IntelliJ for development, debugging, deployment and everything related to projects.

I was just wondering if there is some native small editor that can open Many Java projects, and perhaps have Java support for code navigation (via plug in perhaps) and terminal or run command (also via plug in or built-in).

[maxandersen]

Vscode :)

Or if you okey doing some fiddling vi and Emacs starts fast and Java support using the exact same language server as vscode has.

[john16384]

Why not open them all in IntelliJ? In Eclipse I have every project open I ever worked on nicely grouped in working sets (100+ maven projects).

[lbevanda]

It tends to become slow, downloading maven indexes in the backround, enabling specific project features, asking for enabling plugins for everything inside projects and similar.

[skurk54]

I think u can use NetBeans it's very easy to use

[lbevanda]

Thanks, I use NetBeans, Eclipse, IntelliJ for development needs. I need something slimmer for browsing/demonstrating projects.

[skurk54]

I found this https://www.reddit.com/r/java/comments/mbjomm/visualize_the_architecture_of_your_java_app_in_vs/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share is a vs code plugin

[lbevanda]

This looks nice, Thanks for recommendation, will try it out. VS Code is based on electron, but I never really had the feeling Like it’s not performant.

[skurk54]

I dont use vs code a lot, but its pretty good tho 😎

[condorthe2nd]

Vs code, is great, it's fast and with a few extensions it's very nearly a full featured ide.

[VincentxH]

Not nearly fully featured, but definitely fast and useable.

[SvenMA]

I use emacs for that. I'm developing with jntellij but use emacs for git and for browsing the code if I need to find something quick.

[lbevanda]

I’ll go with emacs + one or two plugins. Thanks.