Hi,
Don't be afraid to give the converter a try. Support is fixing almost every reported bug about the converter, so if your EAs using codes that are not (yet) converted fine, you can expect an update.
It is possible to generate java code out from the Visual JForex strategy. I am not using Visual JForex, but that is one of the features for sure. Ask in the Visual forum for ups and downs (if there is any) about the generated java code.
And at last but not least, if you have experience with mq4, start with java based strategies directly. I use myself Eclipse, but Netbeans is probably that good too.
The
Knowledge base is the forum where you can ask question, if you stuck somewhere. Normally within 1 or 2 days you get a reply mainly from Support itself, but there are probably other users out there who have experienced the same issues and have solutions.
Also the
wiki contains tons of examples.
Good luck!