Can anyone recommend a light Java IDE that doesn’t require you to make new projects each time you want to compile and run a program? I just want to be able to open java files and compile and run them. I have already tried Eclipse and NetBeans but both require you to make a new project each time you want to compile and run a program. Making a new project is fine for large scale projects but for small school assignments this just makes the process more tedious.
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I’ve been doing java school assignments using Eclipse. I had one project called “Homework”, and created a new package for each assignment. That worked fine for me.
Update: in addition to the practice suggested above, it seems eclipse has a subproject (still in incubation, though) called ide4edu that is specifically for educational purposes.