[aoli-al]

My biggest complaint about Java development is the state of LSP/DAP support. I’ve tried writing Java in VS Code, and the support is still very incomplete. There are two features I want the most: (1) automatically downloading source code for dependencies, and (2) pausing all threads when a breakpoint is hit (https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-java-debug/issues/722 ).

I can’t find any editor or IDE that comes close to IntelliJ. If we want Java in the terminal, we may also need to think how to write Java in the terminal or are they orthogonal?

[maxandersen]

hmm - automatic download of source code just works for me in vscode...?

"java.maven.downloadSources": true in config if you don't just use maven's automatic download for it.

pause all threads does look like a valid omission. Feels like something someone should go contribute - any takers?

on your question - I do actually miss having a good an easy java in terminal editing experience. I use a nvim starter pack to do it BUT here there is no good jbang enabled LSP to make it truly smooth ...also on my 2026 wish list :)