What are my options for java IDE for writing java code? What is the latest and most used IDE/Compiler/interpreter? for windows 7.....
I'm totally lost about this language, not sure what is used... but i wanna start learning java, and i figured this is where to start....


The reason i ask for latest, is cuz i wanna get a book that uses the latest IDE as well, that way everything is in unison! would appreciate any feedback!


Also book suggestions are very welcome






EDIT: I'm also wondering is there a way i can create stuff using java programming language without actually having my own http server?

This post was edited by ferf on Oct 4 2015 12:07am

some popular java IDEs are eclipse, netbeans, and intellij. there are others out there as well, or you can write everything in notepad if you prefer.


are you trying to learn java or do you already know java se and want to learn java ee? java itself doesn't have to be a web app. if you wish to learn the web stuff, you can run your own localhost.

Ummmm I'm new to the language and any IDE's that use java....so yes i'm trying to learn java, although i don't know the difference between java se and java ee, and where to start? and mmmm I'd imagine that yes i'd wanna learn web stuff too as i'm guessing that's what java is mostly used for?

don't learn the web stuff yet. start with standard java. learning how classes work, interfaces, etc. so no web server needed.



eclipse is one IDE, but there are many plugins you can add depending on what you wanna do. eclipse often comes packaged up with certain plugins based on the audience. SE is just vanilla java that you want to start with. EE is more web related.

This post was edited by carteblanche on Oct 4 2015 12:47am

hmm ok thanks so much!

why are you learning java, anyway? i thought you were gonna use C# to write your bots?

At school we use an IDE called jGrasp which is just a very simple IDE that I find is good for learning since its not over complicated.

Eclipse is nice

i figured java was more practical