Description

From Cay Horstmanns talk I got the idea to add a compact java template file,
so that in an onramp for students you can do

new file > compact-java-file.

This would then create a file along the line of

voidmain(){IO.print("Hello world");}

Having such a file will allow you to run it from the current version (27) of NetBeans IDE and would
nicely line up with the onramping effort in Java and keep the big 🐍 away.

SeeCay Horstmanns talk at JavaOne 2205

Use case/motivation

There are several effort to make the on-ramping of Java easier.
In the language itself, with compact java files, the new IO package, with short methods for printing etc.

Having this in the IDE as well would be a nice thing.

Related issues

Compact files work well in Java 27, in particular for starting student projects.

Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No