Getting started with Java in IntelliJ

[ammbra]

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Learn --> Tutorials --> Your First Java App.

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Would be great to have a getting started with Java article and IntelliJ.

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Marit van Dijk (@mlvandijk) would be great to complete this ask 😸

[mlvandijk]

Hi Ana-Maria,

Before I start writing, I suggest the following title & outline.

Suggested title: Building a Java application with IntelliJ IDEA

Suggested outline:

• Introduction (IDEs in general, IntelliJ IDEA specifically)
• Installing IntelliJ IDEA
• Learning the IDE / most useful shortcuts (optional)
• Creating a project
• Project tool window (optional)
• Writing and editing code
• Running your application
• Testing and debugging
• Refactoring code
• Documenting code
• Evolving the project (optional)

Note: (optional) means I'm not 100% sure yet whether these will be included in the final version.

Please let me know what you think and whether to go ahead. Thank you!

[ammbra]

Hey Marit,

Thank you for your outline. I like it and for the moment would say to keep it like this:

• Introduction
• Installing IntelliJ IDEA
• Creating a project
• Writing and editing code
• Running your application
• Testing and debugging
• Refactoring code
• Documenting code
• Evolving the project (could be the ending part)

Maybe the intro and the installation part can be combined, but we will see that together once the first draft is ready.

Good luck 😉

[mlvandijk]

Thanks Ana-Maria,
I'll get started on that and keep you posted.

[dbc2201]

Hi @mlvandijk,

I've been teaching Java using IntelliJ IDEA for the last 6 years, and would love to help out on this. Where do I start? 😄

[mlvandijk]

Hi @ammbra - I should have a draft for you soon.
Would it be ok to split Testing and Debugging into 2 sections? (otherwise the section will be quite long compared to the other sections)
And I'm thinking of adding a short section on vcs (git) support, and on searching & navigating (another upside of using an IDE). Would that be ok?
Thanks!

[ammbra]

Hey Marit,

Regarding splitting a section: please consider to do as you see fit for the article and will decide afterwards if for any reason it should be more compact. As for the vcs support: the article should be a getting started with Java in IntelliJ and ,in my opinion, adding vcs would be too much for a beginner.

Looking forward to reading your draft!

Warm regards,
Ana