Sebastian Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Hi everyone, What are your thoughts on BlueJ for Java? My uni wants me to use BlueJ to learn classes and objects but i don't really enjoy it. The editor is ugly and i already understand classes and objects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 If they want you to learn about classes and objects, and you already know about classes and objects, then gg. Everyone is happy and no need for BlueJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, nosepicker said: Everyone is happy and no need for BlueJ Sadly i need to use blueJ because they want to give a preliminary examination.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explv Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Sebastian said: Hi everyone, What are your thoughts on BlueJ for Java? My uni wants me to use BlueJ to learn classes and objects but i don't really enjoy it. The editor is ugly and i already understand classes and objects. Looks cancerous. I'm very surprised your university is restricting you to a specific IDE, what course are you studying? Just learn your own way, use your own choice of IDE, and do the assignments in the way they want you to do them. I'm sure you could always just write code in another IDE and then import to bluej? If they actually want you to learn the specifics of bluej, then that's retarded, but you don't have a choice. Would recommend Intellij IDEA for Java development. Edited November 23, 2017 by Explv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explv Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 13 minutes ago, Sebastian said: Sadly i need to use blueJ because they want to give a preliminary examination.. I've never used bluej, it seems like it's good for learning the basics I guess, not really a proper IDE for software development. Just put up with it bro, surely it's only for one module / part of the course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Peep Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 16 minutes ago, Sebastian said: Sadly i need to use blueJ because they want to give a preliminary examination.. The aids of present education Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solzhenitsyn Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 If your class requires that you use it, then you have to use it. Not much that you can do other than suck it up if you are trying to do well. If you're learning about classes and objects, you're probably still in an introductory class anyways so it should be easy anyways. ¯\_ツ_/¯ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 On 23-11-2017 at 9:34 PM, Explv said: Looks cancerous. I'm very surprised your university is restricting you to a specific IDE, what course are you studying? Just learn your own way, use your own choice of IDE, and do the assignments in the way they want you to do them. I'm sure you could always just write code in another IDE and then import to bluej? If they actually want you to learn the specifics of bluej, then that's retarded, but you don't have a choice. Would recommend Intellij IDEA for Java development. Yea it looks really cancerous. I'm already using IntelliJ but school really wants us to use BlueJ. Well, there's no option i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByteStack Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 That is one of the ugliest IDE I have ever seen. Learn enough about BlueJ to provide your explanations, but do your work elsewhere in an environment you prefer. If it really is a requirement you can't get around then make the most of it. I expect the reason they have everyone using the same IDE is so the answers and tests can be applied to the entire classroom. You don't have people using Eclipse, IntelliJ, BlueJ, etc when the professor wants a specific answer or tells you to go somewhere specific inside the program. It looks horrible though, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJ Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Had to use BlueJ during first year of study computer science aswell. It's good for people that don't understand the concept of classes and objects but as you said you already know those, it kinda sucks. Just had a look and i still have the book "Programming in Java with BlueJ (fourth edition)" here lol.. anyways it could still teach you some useful things i guess, maybe make you more familiar with class diagrams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
