Development Setup & Tools

1) IntelliJ IDEA

Integrated Development Environment for Java

• A powerful IDE for developing Java applications, widely used for Spring Boot projects.

• Provides smart code completion, debugging, version control integration, and project management features.

• The Community Edition is free and sufficient for most Java backend development.

  
  

2) Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Lightweight Code Editor for Multiple Languages

• A versatile editor for editing frontend code, configuration files, and scripts alongside Java projects.

• Supports extensions for Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, and more.

• Highly customizable with a rich ecosystem of plugins.

  
  

3) HeidiSQL

Database Management Tool for MySQL

• A simple and lightweight GUI client for managing MySQL databases.

• Allows you to easily browse tables, run SQL queries, and manage data.

• Suitable for local database development and quick SQL operations.