In the case of Java I would say not to use the IDE for a class. This is because the IDEs use features of Java that students are not ready to deal with on the first day of class, such as packages. I found when I taught Java that the students who used an IDE had a much harder time than students who just used something like Textpad.
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In the case of Java I would say not to use the IDE for a class. This is because the IDEs use features of Java that students are not ready to deal with on the first day of class, such as packages. I found when I taught Java that the students who used an IDE had a much harder time than students who just used something like Textpad.