Visual Studio Code is a lightweight alternative to IntelliJ for Java development, especially on Raspberry Pi and other embedded systems. These posts cover setup, extensions, and practical development workflows.
In my book “Getting Started with Java on the Raspberry Pi”, I give more info about IDEs (= Integrated Development Environment) for Java development. My prefered ones are JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA and Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VSC).
In “The MagPi Magazine” #93 and #94, published by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, you can find two articles which describe how you can get started with Java, Maven, Visual Studio Code and Pi4J on the Raspberry Pi.
Great move of Microsoft! They provide an all-in-one installer for Java dependencies and Visual Studio Code. Take a look at https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/announcing-visual-studio-code-java-installer/