A minimal, fast‑loading development environment for Java 21 — designed to run perfectly inside GitHub Codespaces, even on an iPad.
This template includes:
- 🔧 Preinstalled OpenJDK 21
- 🧩 VS Code Java Extension Pack
- 🚀 Zero setup — open and start coding
- 📱 Fully usable on iPadOS (Safari/Chrome + keyboard recommended)
Click the green “Use this template” button at the top of the page
→ choose “Create a new repository”
→ name it whatever you like.
Inside your new repo:
- Click Code
- Select Codespaces
- Create a new Codespace
The devcontainer will automatically:
- Build a lightweight Ubuntu environment
- Install OpenJDK 21
- Enable Java IntelliSense, debugging, and run support
This template uses plain .java files — no Maven, no Gradle.
Compile:
javac *name*.java