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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Introduction to Your Tools

Why not using Netbeans opensource in code study?

Netbeans, Eclipse, or else others Java opensource

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

Might get in the way of using workspaces. Everyone using their local machine would mean that a lot of beginners would need to try and install java, netbeans, repl on their local machines (and mess it up badly). A lot of students do use IDEs to follow along, but some of the code may need modification for a non-workspaces environment (eg. issues with console vs system.in). Some of the later courses in java or android favor intelliJ as the IDE of choice.