IntelliJ vs Eclipse vs VSCode

When I started out learning Java at Lambda, we could have used VSCode or used our student pack for a free year of IntelliJ IDEA. I gave VSCode all of one day to get it set up for Java usage but Lambdas curriculum showed examples using IntelliJ. My choice was obvious at the time as I really didn’t want to be stuck behind. IntelliJ impressed me far more than I thought it would haha!

Fast forward to May of this year with the new job and here I have become comfortable with Eclipse. I have been back and forth using Eclipse and finally setting up VSCode for Java development. I like to change it up occasionally at work and get experience.

ANYWAYS

What a long round-a-bout to get to the point of this post! Now that I have experience using all three code editors for Java development, I think I can give my opinion on learning curves and etc like that!

keep in mind this is a very small list from my point of view*

Eclipse

• runs on anything that supports JVM
• very basic hardware demands
• immense ecosystem of plugins
• bigger learning curve
• commonly used IDE
• more frequent software updates
• free

IntelliJ

• beginner friendly
• code completion
• smaller learning curve
• preferred IDE by new and experienced Java devs
• two editions depending on your needs
• version control to manage branches, browse changes, and merge conflicts
• indexes the entire project when you start up (speeds up search process )

VSCode

• good for working on single file or smaller things
• many extensions to turn it into a full fledged IDE
• not as preferred as IntelliJ
• debugger not as good as IntelliJ
• no extensions installed upon use
• live share functionality
• built on top of an Electron platform where as IntelliJ is running on an older JVM
• ease of multiple windows when coding

Obviously there are many more points to touch on with each code editor but probably would take a bit more than a post to get to every point…

All in all, my personal preference will always be IntelliJ. I encourage devs (especially newer devs) to give each a go to see what suits their needs.

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