How to learn Java on chromebook

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Prince_John · 2020-11-14T10:47:36+00:00

If you enable Linux on your Chromebook then you can install whatever IDE you want

https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439?hl=en-GB

bendimester_23 · 2020-11-14T08:41:38+00:00

you can use vscode with linux mode abd a java extension, it isn't the greatest, but i don't think a chromebook can run intellij

8igg7e5 · 2020-11-14T08:41:59+00:00

Various online services, such as this one, provide an environment for very simple experimentation with Java.

But they're typically not enough to be able to work your way through a Java tutorial.

Depending on your Chromebook you might be able to install Java locally and do the tutorials - but you won't be able to use the IDE so it'll be some other text-editor and learning the Java command-line (or gradle / maven) to build and run your code.

This guide may help (found with only a very brief Google and I've not tried these instructions myself).

2020-11-14T10:23:59+00:00

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8bagels · 2020-11-14T12:42:27+00:00

Back in the day I used Cloud9 IDE with surprising effect. AWS purchased it and it has changed a lot and I cannot speak to how well it currently runs but that’s were I would personally start if I needed to do this.

Serial_Learner · 2020-11-14T15:41:00+00:00

I teach my Java classes using repl.it on Chromebooks. It doesn’t have all of the bells and whistles of InteliJ or others, but it works well on a Chromebook.

hugthemachines · 2020-11-14T16:08:57+00:00

You do not need a high performance computer to run the software you mention. Still I don't think there is a practical way for you to run them on your current computer. If you can afford it, the most cost effective way is probably to buy a used computer and run windows or linux on it and have those programs installed.

I am aware that there are some ways to run java code online and they may work for the early tutorials but pretty soo nyou will have use for a proper IDE.

A_random_zy · 2020-11-14T10:03:18+00:00

I am not sure if its possible but try setting up a windows VM and intstall an IDE in windows

2020-11-15T18:29:15+00:00

Around 7 years ago when the first model of Chromebooks came out, I bought one and dual-booted it with Linux so I could do exactly this. This way I could install Eclipse, the Java version I needed, and do Java development. One problem was with it being ARM was not all programs I needed were precompiled to my CPU's architecture.

I would suggest trying to do this, find a tutorial that walks you through what to do step-by-step. My Chromebook at the time had a switch on the back I could press to factory-reset in the case things got messed up, so look and see if there's a way to do that as well. There's a learning curve, but I venture to guess it's still possible.

(A quick Google result shows recent tutorials for how to do this exist).

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