What is an IDE? Which IDE to choose for Java development?
In the previous lessons, we talked about Java in general and about some tips that hopefully will help you in your learning process. Now we are moving closer to coding. To start writing Java code we need two things – JDK which stands for Java Development Kit and IDE – Integrated development environment. JDK (Java Development Kit) is the software that is used to create and run Java applications. We will consider it in the next lesson. In this lesson let’s focus on IDEs. What is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment)? First of all, let me shortly explain what is...