# Still not getting it. \ **URL:** \ **Category:** Offtopic\ **Created:** [August 14, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/still-not-getting-it-heavy-sigh/138800 "2026-08-14T05:56:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4

**Author:** ![madppiper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/madppiper/32/220029_2.png) [@madppiper](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/madppiper)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/still-not-getting-it-heavy-sigh/138800/4 "2026-08-14T12:12:38Z")

You may also want to check if the tools you use are right for you. Choosing the right IDE can make all the difference in how you approach a language, because they tend to do the ground work for you and you spend more of the time working on your core concepts. You may want to try out my [Flexible Julia](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/29356-flexible-julia) plugin for JetBrains IDEs ([which you can possibly get for free](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-flexible-julia-plugin-free-for-students/138355)) or the ever improving [VSCode IDE](https://www.julia-vscode.org/) or [JulIDE](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julide-an-ide-for-the-julia-programming-language/136322). There are some more options available - all of them listed on the [Julia language website](https://julialang.org/). And yes, i know i am saying this as one of the creators behind them, but I mean it: good tools make all the difference to how accessible a language is. * * * Adding to that: you may also try using jupyter or pluto notebooks more often. They show you results instantly and in a form that is easy to follow and you can split up your work in multiple cells and add notes. So it is a bit more structured than running a full project. And you can migrate them to standalone programs later as well… --- _[View the full topic](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/still-not-getting-it-heavy-sigh/138800)._