Battle of the IDEs: IntelliJ IDEA vs Microsoft Visual Studio Code for Java 17

I am a full stack engineer. Using vscode reduce so much complexity when working on different languages.
I don't need to learn how to use a specific IDE when I'm dealing with HCL, Java, Javascript, Typescript, and they even supported yaml and json file.

But, when making android system, I feel like vscode come short compared to android studio.

I tried running IntelliJ Ultimate IDEA in my virtual machine with plenty of RAM and CPUs and it was super slow--scrolling was super laggy.. Using the java extension pack in VS Code is super fast so far and I'm already used to VS Code from doing webdev stuff.

VS Code is not IDE. It's just a code editor. Microsoft does have an IDE. It's called Visual Studio Community Edition (free version).

Vscode is so slow compared to eclipse. I'm not talking about the initial load time! When you load a project the language runtime keeps on spinning forever. This doesn't happen with eclipse.

I have been using IntelJ For a little while now. I think I may switch back to VS code. Who know. Sounds like devs are choosing what works for them.

Intellij all the way

I can appreciate vs code, however I'm more of a minimalist. Spacemacs +lsp is my preferred ide

I have a paid version JetBrains but I'm looking to move off it. The IDE is getting annoying with their push to cloud based and collaborative development. I also have to deal with License Collision Detected errors when using multiple machines. I know there are ways to avoid all the issues, but I have to do this every time I setup a new machine or switch environments. Maybe VSCode is ready for real Java development?

Like you said I learn Java new features from Intellij's suggestions. But VS code also shows some suggestions like to replace lambda with method references.

Great Comparison. Keep up the good work.

Yeah just bring it on.