Looking to learn Java, is Netbeans still a good all around tool?
1 19 Mar 2020 22:10 by u/It_was_the_juice
It's been a while since I've done any kind of coding, but I find myself with a lot of spare time now, and I figure Java would be a good to learn. I used to be proficient in C/C++, Fortran, and some industry specific tools, so I'm not a total moron. I don't need it for my job, but being moderately capable in a few languages could help.
Java is probably a good place to start right? I remember Netbeans qas popular as an IDE, is that still a thing? I dont mind spending for some tools or training either, if it's worth the expense.
12 comments
0 u/SithEmpire 19 Mar 2020 22:30
Netbeans is still around; some use it as it works for them, others swear by it. Personally I prefer Eclipse, where I keep instances of the C/C++ version and the Java version separately (not actually different core IDEs, just different default modules/plugins).
Incidentally, if you still have old Fortran scripts you'd like to revive then the GNU utility 'gfortran' should be able to compile them into a modern executable, either on Linux natively or via Cygwin on Windows.
0 u/It_was_the_juice [OP] 19 Mar 2020 23:41
Awesome, thanks!
0 u/drj2 19 Mar 2020 22:44
At this point it’s a preference thing really. Just use a few of them. I’ve only used netbeans and eclipse though.. I prefer eclipse.
0 u/democratiesansaccent 19 Mar 2020 22:53
Netbeans is great for using spring frameworks, and generally less of a hassle than Eclipse IMO. That said, you should try a few (like intellij for example) and make your own choice. Have fun
0 u/It_was_the_juice [OP] 19 Mar 2020 23:40
Good suggestion, thanks.
0 u/AndrewBlazeIt 19 Mar 2020 22:55
It makes designing GUIs way less gay
0 u/libman 20 Mar 2020 01:28
NetBeans is still alive, but it's been behind Eclipse for a very long time, and most Java devs now prefer IntelliJ. Smartest ones use NeoVim.
But Java is restrictive, slow, and lame. Learn a modern language like Go, D, Nim, or Rust. Or at least Scala or Kotlin.
0 u/offender 20 Mar 2020 05:33
The only good language that you recommended is kotlin. All of the other languages are doo doo.
0 u/It_was_the_juice [OP] 20 Mar 2020 11:50
Dammit. Well I guess I'll have to set aside some time for some of those languages, at least Kotlin. I still think learning Java will still be useful, and at least there is a lot of resources available.
0 u/k23881e57 29 Mar 2020 17:24
Try vscode. It's Microsoft but it's not Microsoft shit. It's dual licensed like chrome/chromium so some Linux distros have it in their package manager.
0 u/It_was_the_juice [OP] 29 Mar 2020 18:15
Thanks. Although I'm not particularly enthusiastic about Java, I'm working on learning it, and taking breaks for Kotlin also. I want to start learning a game engine also, but more for entertainment than any kind of professional development.
0 u/sherlock_holmes 06 Apr 2020 01:43
I use vi