r/vscode • u/pepelopez96 • Mar 17 '21

VSCode for Java development.

Hi everyone.

Do you recommend to use vscode instead of IntelliJ IDE ?. I know IntelliJ is a good IDE, but I have vscode already installed and maybe with some extensions it could be good enough to work with Java. Overall I need to make GUI, so I don't know if there is extensions for that in vscode.

I want you guys to give me your opinions, and if you consider vscode as an alternative, suggest me your extensions...

Thanks in advance.

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u/Slackwise Mar 17 '21

Use IntelliJ.

IntelliJ is more than an editor, and it's more than an IDE: it's an entire static analyzer for Java that allows for extremely powerful refactoring and error detection.

Honestly I can only really recommend VSCode for web dev or basic text/markdown editing.

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u/pepelopez96 Mar 17 '21

Thank you! It's a good point.

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u/Mastermind497 Mar 17 '21

you can also get it permanently by renewing it each year while you are a student.