In order to write and follow the code in this book, you don't have to use any integrated development environments (IDEs). This book will cover writing, compiling, and executing code manually using the command line. You can write code using a text editor of your choice. The code samples accompanying this book also work with the steps and commands showcased in this book.
You could also follow along with an IDE. At the time of writing, NetBeans and IntelliJ Idea has growing support for Java modular projects, with Eclipse support under development. This chapter outlines the steps to create a modular project in NetBeans, should you choose to use the NetBeans IDE. To set it up, in addition to following the steps to set up Java, make sure you install the latest version of NetBeans with Java 9 module support by going to https://netbeans.org/downloads/...
