Can anyone recommend which version of Java I should use when setting up a dev. environment?

As the title says, not sure if I should stick with latest version of go with SE 8 since that's what a lot of guides online are recommending. IDE recommendations are also welcome!
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CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•2y ago
intelliJ is the only IDE that matters. Java 8 is pretty old but it was a huge release when it happened, I'd say there's probably nothing wrong with using any version of Java really. Java 8 was just when they added lambda and Date/Time so it's kind of a bare minimum
Retro
RetroOP•2y ago
ahh okay, thank you!! i'll go with intelliJ, i like the tools jetbrains makes especially pycharm used it a bunch a while back
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•2y ago
yeah! good call :) every other Java IDE I've tried feels horribly outdated
gr8b8m8_2l8
gr8b8m8_2l8•2y ago
Vim is the only ide that matters Also java 11 is lts, 8+ should be fine for most things Or you could use latest Which is 19 rn
Retro
RetroOP•2y ago
ye, going with 19 and intellij ultimate
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•2y ago
ooh damn look at u treating yourself
Retro
RetroOP•2y ago
yee student pack gives you all the tools for free
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•2y ago
I'm sure u will use none of them, but more expensive is better 😂
Retro
RetroOP•2y ago
exactly
Retro
RetroOP•2y ago
Retro
RetroOP•2y ago
all mine and over 90% of them will never be used just like how things should be
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