I started a few days ago, or I try to teach programming with Java. So far, I've been working with Eclipse, but I've been asked by some people why I do not use IntelliJ.
Now I wanted to ask if there's such a big difference between Eclipse and IntelliJ (the level of difficulty) and which of them is more beginner-friendly.
Personally, I've always found Eclipse better, but in the end it's just personal preference
I used both IDEs and others.
Of course you can start with both. Programming will not be easier / more difficult with both. Syntax highlighting, code formatting and co. Have both. I would use that, which is also used in the tutorial / school.
If you make larger projects (few thousand classes), then the IDE may become relevant at some point.
In the end, then decide your preferences and also what others used in your environment. Sure, there's always one guy who uses another IDE.
Who does not know that? Everyone uses IntelliJ IDEA and one wants to use vim.
You can use that which makes you feel better. On Eclipse I wanted to switch to the dark theme and then there were a few bugs with the color of the work-completion (text and background). If you understand Intellij, then you can use it easily and it also does a lot for the programmer. If you have, for example, a junit test, then he suggests to add the library. Testing is also generally very easy with the IDE. Eclipse, on the other hand, looks like a jumble.
