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Is netbean IDE good for the beginners?

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Both sides in this thread make valid points: and caution that a full IDE can hide what the compiler and runtime actually do, while and note that an IDE speeds development. For someone in ’s position — has done a forced project and now wants to learn — a staged approach balances both views.

Start by forcing yourself to build and run tiny programs so the compile/run lifecycle, packages and classpath are clear. Example folder layout and commands (package-based build):

src/com/example/Hello.java
package com.example;

public class Hello {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("Hello");
    }
}

Compile and run:

javac -d out src/com/example/Hello.java
java -cp out com.example.Hello

On modern JDKs you can also run a single source file directly (java Hello.java) for quick experiments. Understanding these steps makes IDEs far more useful later.

When fundamentals feel comfortable, move to an IDE to gain productivity: learn how the IDE manages project structure, run configurations, breakpoints and refactorings. Keep practicing the small manual builds alongside the IDE — disable some auto-features if they become a crutch. After that, add a build tool (Maven or Gradle) and unit testing (JUnit) so real projects scale cleanly.

Common beginner pitfalls and troubleshooting checks: package statement must match folder layout; file name must match the public class; the main signature must be exact; classpath mistakes are often why “class not found” errors appear; verify Java versions with java -version / javac -version. When the IDE behaves oddly, reproduce the failure from the command line to see raw errors.

This path keeps the best of both worlds: the command-line forces understanding, and the IDE later accelerates real development without hiding the important concepts.

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Member Avatar for JamesCherrill

If you are a complete beginner with Java then going straight to netbeans (or eclipse etc) is not a good idea. (1) A full IDE has its own steep learning curve to add on top of the Java learning curve, (2) A full IDE's tools will fix problems for you without you ever getting to understand what the problem was or why the fix worked.
Much better to start with a decent programmer's editor and command line compile/test until you have built up some Java expertise, then look at Netbeans or Eclipse.

Member Avatar for Anuradha Mandal

I am almost beginner.But I have done a project on Java which was forced by the supervisor.Now I want learn Java code.Which software I ca use now.Please help.

Member Avatar for mKorbel

IDE is almost better for profesionals, everything is there automatically, but there are everything most complex, most automatically, there is everything and IDE is for fastest programing as exists,

IDE don't learning you Java programing language, just writing code is easiest

that's your decision

Member Avatar for JamesCherrill

I am almost beginner.But I have done a project on Java which was forced by the supervisor.Now I want learn Java code.Which software I ca use now.Please help.

Just download the JDK from Oracle, and whichever programmer's editor you like. Notepad++ is a decent choice under Windows.

Member Avatar for Upoma

You can use also JCreator software to learn java.

Member Avatar for thatcompsciguy

Just download the JDK and then use the command line to compile and run the code.
Download notepad++ and edit the program on there.

You learn a lot more as you debug after each compilation, you learn what you did wrong rather than having it checked over for you by a program.

basically you want to use a notepad editor and javac, java to compile and run.

If you have trouble with this i suggest maybe doing so tutorials online that walk through the install process.

Member Avatar for icyfiren

net beans is good ... you must start with it.

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