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Is it possible to create a Java application using Visual Studio 2013?

Because I don't like using NetBeans or Eclipse and I prefer using Visual Studio over those SDKs.

Thanks.

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan
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Kaoru
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    To be open, VS 2013 doesn't support Java and some plugins are there for syntax highlighting but nothing makes VS to work for Java like C# – RaceBase Nov 15 '13 at 08:32
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    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15754713/using-java-with-microsoft-visual-studio-2012?rq=1 – RaceBase Nov 15 '13 at 08:32
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    Why insist using Visual Studio, just because you "don't like using .netbeans or Eclipse" ? Doesn't sound like making sense. – Raptor Nov 15 '13 at 08:35
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    I don't like NetBeans or Eclipse ether. [IDEA is pretty good](http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/) (I don't even write C# without the IntelliJ ReSharper addin!) Anyway, [J++](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_J%2B%2B)/J# (the Microsoft form of "Java" and transitory path) [has been removed since VS2008 (since 2005 for J++)](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7xsxf8e2(v=vs.90).aspx) so .. not supported. – user2864740 Nov 15 '13 at 08:41
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    I would like to have Java on Visual Studio, for two reasons, it IS a strong IDE, and Eclipse fails way too much. – pojomx Apr 24 '14 at 16:15

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you cannot create java programs from Visual Studio 2013. you have to use intelliJ or Eclipse or Netbeans or something like that. Eclipse is a very good IDE and there are many useful tools you can add to Eclipse.

Update: from @kamran's comment below, came through this link. Though you cannot expect it to function like a fully equipped IDE it is promising. It is an extension to the Visual Studio IDE.

Thirumalai Parthasarathi
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    How about http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/bc561769-36ff-4a40-9504-e266e8706f93 – Kamran Shahid Oct 01 '14 at 12:50
  • @KamranShahid It is not a fully equipped IDE ideal for java development.. you can see from the description that, it is a very basic extension that helps in syntax highlighting and braces matching. You cannot expect this extension to make visual studio to function as it would in a c# program (intellisense, debugging etc) But it is looking promising. Will update my answer on this. Thx.. :) – Thirumalai Parthasarathi Apr 11 '15 at 11:34