Java IDE

[jojo80011]

What is the best IDE to use when developing Java applications?

 

[Leonard Milcin]

What is the best IDE to use when developing Java applications?

The one you know and like the best.

Regards,
Leonard

 

[RedGrittyBrick]

What is the best IDE to use when developing Java applications?

FAQ

If you use Google Groups to search this newsgroup for IDE you'll locate
prior extensive discussion of this subject.

I bet Roedy's website has a page on it, google for Java Roedy IDE

 

[jojo80011]

FAQ

If you use Google Groups to search this newsgroup for IDE you'll locate
prior extensive discussion of this subject.

I bet Roedy's website has a page on it, google for Java Roedy IDE

Has anyone used Netbeans?

 

[Jan Thomä]

What is the best IDE to use when developing Java applications?

He said "Jehovah"!

 

[Roedy Green]

What is the best IDE to use when developing Java applications?

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/ide.html

Who is the best person for you to marry depends very much on you and
your "budget". IDEs are similar.

Happily you can take IDEs for an extended test drive before you
decide.

 

[Bruintje Beer]

What is the best IDE to use when developing Java applications?

Hi,

I use netbeans. A great IDE. It has all you need

John

 

[jojo80011]

Thanks to all of you for your input.

Joe

 

[Tom Anderson]

What is the best IDE to use when developing Java applications?

IDEs are for the weak. Real programmers use the standard text editor and
javac.

And ed is the standard text editor.

tom

 

[jojo80011]

I was looking for constructive comments, not smart-ass answers.

 

[Lord Zoltar]

IDEs are for the weak. Real programmers use the standard text editor and
javac.

And ed is the standard text editor.

tom

Bah! *Real* Programmers use butterflies!

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/real_programmers.png

 

[Lord Zoltar]

I was looking for constructive comments, not smart-ass answers.

Actually, a text editor and command prompt CAN be good. In my opinion,
they're usually best when learning a new language, so as to get rid of
most of the distractions and clutter an IDE would have.
But since you asked for an IDE right away, you probably already know
Java and know the difference between and IDE and a text editor /
console.
The "Best" IDE will depend on the type of applications you're
developing. Do you need special plugins for some purpose that only one
IDE has? What features of an IDE are more important than others?
If time permits, try a few (Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJ, and more are
probably listed on Roedy's website) and try build a simple app in each
one. That might give you an idea how each one handles.
I prefer the UI and behaviours of NetBeans over Eclipse, but Eclipse
seems to have a much larger set of plugins.

 

[Donkey Hot]

Has anyone used Netbeans?

Yes. I use Netbeans, and I like it. It's great!

But, as usual,YMMV.

 

[Tom Anderson]

I was looking for constructive comments, not smart-ass answers.

You should have said!

I'm ha-ha-only-serious, though. Personally, i can't stand IDEs, i just
find they get in my way. I don't use ed, i do use a programmer's editor,
but anything more sophisticated than that takes away more than it adds for
me. Maybe i just haven't learned to use an IDE properly.

tom

 

[Mark Space]

Bah! *Real* Programmers use butterflies!

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/real_programmers.png

 

[Mark Space]

Bah! *Real* Programmers use butterflies!

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/real_programmers.png

I thought real programmer used off-shore slave labor?

Do butterflies work cheap?

 

[Joshua Cranmer]

I was looking for constructive comments, not smart-ass answers.

Then here's a constructive comment:

There is no `best' IDE. By definition, such a measure is subjective. The
reason I may find IDE X to work the best for me may be the same reason
that you despise IDE X.

Also, such a question invokes matters of the highest order: religion.
It's essentially asking for a vi-versus-emacs debate, er, war.

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

What is the best IDE to use when developing Java applications?

Try a few and see what you prefer.

Free ones include: Eclipse, NetBeans and JDeveloper.

Or maybe the Eclipse clone Turbo JBuilder.

And there are no cost reason not to try all of them.

Arne

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

Has anyone used Netbeans?

Estimated about 500000.

And certainly several people in this forum.

Arne

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

Actually, a text editor and command prompt CAN be good. In my opinion,
they're usually best when learning a new language, so as to get rid of
most of the distractions and clutter an IDE would have.

I agree.

All developers should be able to develop using a text editor and
command line build, because then they understand what their IDE
is doing.

And besides one can risk someday to be on a platform with
no IDE.

But if I have the choice I like to use an IDE, because I am
a lazy bastard.

Arne