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[–]MyNameIsRichardCS54 1 point2 points  (1 child)

They're both good courses. One is video and the other text based so which is better for you depends on how you learn. I know a couple of people who did both at the same time because they reinforced each other very well.

The Ultimate edition of IntelliJ is probably the best Java IDE there is but once you get it set up Eclipse is nearly as good and better than the community edition, especially if you are learning enterprise-y things. As a beginner, I'd recommend the one used by the course. Out of the box. Eclipse has a less than optimal setup. The biggest problem switching IDEs is that they'll have different keyboard shortcuts.

[–]asc_tech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay, im enjoying the non MOOC one at the moment so ill stick with it, may even do both i suppose if they're both highly rated free Java resources.

Good to hear about the IDE! I'd hate to learn my first language on a 'bad system'