Which Java IDE?

Haircut · 24 Apr 2008 at 13:55

I'm a .NET developer by day, so the main IDE I use is Visual Studio.

I'm currently working on a Java web based project outside of work though to brush up on my Java skills as they have been neglected for a long time.
I used Eclipse a long time ago and found it incredibly clunky and slow compared with Visual Studio.

It seems that things have moved on now though so was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a decent IDE.
Is Eclipse the best of the bunch, or are there others I should be considering?

Phyre · 24 Apr 2008 at 13:59

I believe Netbeans is considered one of the best. Try it.

voodooflux · 24 Apr 2008 at 14:32

I always preferred Eclipse over Netbeans as I found the UI to be more responsive (as it's based on SWT).

benjo plz. · 24 Apr 2008 at 14:39

Eclipse > * (except maybe JBuilder)

Dj_Jestar · 24 Apr 2008 at 15:12

Eclipse

Visage · 24 Apr 2008 at 16:37

benjo plz. said:
Eclipse > * (except maybe JBuilder)

Intellij IDEA is better.

Dfhaii · 24 Apr 2008 at 17:15

I use both Eclipse and Netbeans at work (Eclipse for C++, Netbeans for Java), and I find Netbeans to be a far superior IDE, though I did prefer 5.* to 6.

sharingan_sasuk · 24 Apr 2008 at 17:27

Using Netbeans to work on my final year project as I type. I've used Eclipse for a previous project a few years back, but I seem to enjoy Netbeans overall a lot more. I've read that Eclipse is more advanced with 'better' features, but so far Netbeans has let me do everything I've asked from an IDE so far.

Haircut · 24 Apr 2008 at 17:38

Thanks for the replies all, I think I'll give Eclipse and Netbeans a go and see which one I prefer.

Una · 24 Apr 2008 at 22:00

Visage said:
Intellij IDEA is better.

Yeah intellij is really good, it is one bit of software I would actually pay for if doing java dev full time.

JIM_BOB7813 · 24 Apr 2008 at 22:07

Another vote for Eclipse.

Chaosboss · 24 Apr 2008 at 22:21

Eclipse is really good for getting plugins too

RobH · 24 Apr 2008 at 22:55

I use Netbeans but I have used Eclipse as well and I like them both, they share a lot of common features and both have all the features you will probably need.

topbanana · 25 Apr 2008 at 08:00

IntelliJ gets my vote

boycee · 25 Apr 2008 at 11:39

Eclipse I use at work, as it handles very large projects well.

Netbeans is nice for the wizards, but I prefer the clear cut(ness) of Eclipse personally.

gam3r · 26 Apr 2008 at 20:27

Eclipse + Omondo UML Plugin = Win

Never liked netbeans.

PCDave · 26 Apr 2008 at 21:28

use netbeans its by far the best IDE to develop JAVA in

drak3 · 27 Apr 2008 at 13:09

Netbeans is so complicated that makes me feel I am coding C++ with pointers!

Eclipse + many usefull plugins that will make it all easier ofc