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[java] Opinions on Java IDEs?

Kevinator · 2004-12-23T16:54:27

I've been developing Java applications for a while now with simple editors like emacs, vi, and textpad. I now feel like I have a solid grasp on the Java language and I'm ready for a good IDE. I hear some people like NetBeans, but I've heard some negative things about it. Among other things, I've heard it's really slow, (it was written in Java, after all). I've also heard about JBuilder, but I'm not sure if a free version is available from Borland. Today, a proffesor introduced me to Bluejay. It seemed pretty nice. It would automatically generate a UML diagram based on your code, had a great debugger, and a nice editor. Anyone out there have any experience with Java IDEs? What would you recommend/what have your experiences been like? Thanks in advance!

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Started by Kevinator December 03, 2004 01:05 AM

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December 23, 2004 04:54 PM

Oh, man am I finding that Eclipse is better than NetBeans... NB might be easier to jump right into if you're used to MSVC/Visual Studio but it doesn't match up to either that or Eclipse. NB4 is still in beta, so it may get better, but I doubt it'll matter.

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