I have started collecting scripts, templates and more for my Akai Force Script ambition, but wow it’s hard to get really started, when you haven’t programmed in over 20 years (only did it in my teen years).

[mosgaard@uddannelse.social]

I have started collecting scripts, templates and more for my Akai Force Script ambition, but wow it’s hard to get really started, when you haven’t programmed in over 20 years (only did it in my teen years).

So please give me a bump: I need some kind of IDE/Software for programming, what should I download first?

I will be using the Bitwig API and use Java as some has suggested, since it seems the way with most examples I can learn to understand. Are we using openjdk?

#Java #Linux #Bitwig

[bjoreman@toot.cafe]

@mosgaard OpenJDK sounds good. And I guess most people default to VS Code these days, or IntelliJ perhaps. Eclipse still exists too!

[starlily@mastodon.social]

@mosgaard Its not really an IDE, but I use Sublime Text a lot.
You will probably want Postman to test your API calls.

[michael@westergaard.social]

For Java, I use Eclipse. It's open source and free, but a bit wonky and old-fashioned. You can install plugins for basically anything. Many prefer IntelliJ, which is closed source but has a free tier. It's generally more polished than Eclipse. Some also prefer Visual Studio Code; that's especially good for frontend stuff (typescript etc). All work on "all" platforms and can install language support for most languages.

As for JDK, that has fragmented. Oracle provides their own version (for pay) and OpenJDK; neither is widely adopted anymore. From OpenJDK, there are many distros. I use Eclipse Temurin commercially, but they are likely all fine (unless you have weird needs like special architectures or old versions). Get any from adoptium.net/marketplace or just install from your distro, it's fine.

[ghost_letters@fosstodon.org]

@mosgaard

IntelliJ comes with all the bells and whistles you need. And provides ways to download a bunch of extras if you want.

I see it like this: if their Java Tooling breaks permanently, Jetbrains might go out of business. For Microsoft you will not see any difference in the stock value.

[mosgaard@uddannelse.social]

@michael thanks! I see maven mentioned from various projects, is that something I need?

[tahomasoft@puget.social]

@mosgaard

I generally eschew IDE use in favor of using Emacs. But vscode is sometimes helpful, as is the Phoenix Code editor. Both run on Linux; as expected from MicroSlop, vscode is pretty bloated.