r/java is a subreddit with 411k members. The community frequently discusses looking, java, struggling, project, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review java ide, code editor, and api framework.
News, Technical discussions, research papers and assorted things of interest related to the Java programming language
NO programming help, NO learning Java related questions, NO installing or downloading Java questions, NO JVM languages - Exclusively Java
Popular Topics in r/java
#1
Looking
42 posts
#2
Java
: "I got tired of looking up Javadocs in the browser, so I built a command line utility"
18 posts
#3
Struggling
8 posts
#4
Project
7 posts
#5
Hate
5 posts
#6
Tutorial
4 posts
#7
Beginner
4 posts
#8
Android
4 posts
#9
Library
3 posts
#10
Tired
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/java
Java Ide
40 reviews
#1
JetBrains
4.6★ from 25 reviews
#2
Apache
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Eclipse Foundation
3.8★ from 5 reviews
Code Editor
21 reviews
#1
IntelliJ IDEA
4.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
Cursor
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#3
GitHub Copilot
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Api Framework
16 reviews
#1
DropWizard
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Vertx
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Jersey
4.0★ from 1 review
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Yearly
+32k members(8.5%)
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Last updated: November 5, 2026