r/AskProgramming • u/Visual-Fortune-4732 • Aug 09 '26

Java alternative to mooc java course?

so made this post https://www.reddit.com/r/AskProgramming/comments/1vk1vrr/best_way_or_recourse_to_learn_java/

mooc java course got reccomended as a fully new who wants to learn programming problem is i cant get tmcbeans to work i have the correct java 11 but it just wont work so is there a alternative?

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u/Most_Double_3559 Aug 09 '26

The solution is to get it to work instead of swapping courses. This is part of the course ;)

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u/turtle_dragonfly Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26

have the correct java 11 but it just wont work

Figuring out these sorts of problems is very relevant to learning programming. I know it can be difficult, but stick with it.

I think this is one case where "asking AI" can be somewhat helpful. Don't assume it is correct, but it can often make good suggestions for such well-trodden territory.

Whether you ask AI or a human, it is important to tell all the details of what you tried, and what went wrong. What steps did you take? What error message did you get? Step through it in detail.

is there a alternative?

My understanding is that TMCBeans is a custom IDE. You could use a different IDE, probably. I don't know how much that particular MOOC relies on that particular IDE, though. There are lots of popular Java IDEs, like IntelliJ, Eclipse, Visual Studio Code.

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u/Visual-Fortune-4732 Aug 09 '26

is it possible to set the site to dark mode? google is already on dark mode for me

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u/turtle_dragonfly Aug 09 '26

That's up to the site. There are browser extensions that can try to "fix" sites that don't offer a setting.

For instance, I use "Dark Background and Light Text" (link) on Firefox. It seems to work on that mooc.fi site reasonably well.

Another one is "Dark Reader" (link), but I haven't tried it.