Seeking suggestions: choosing a Java IDE 1

[MissouriTiger]

Hi guys/girls,

I need to transition to an IDE. My productivity stinks writing raw Java with no tools.

But there are so many Java IDEs. A friend recommends NetBeans. I know JBuilder is very popular. Then there's VisualAge, and others.

Would anyone like to make a suggestion? Have you tried more than one? Are there any I should avoid?

Where might I find a review of some of them? A comparison/contrast, or a list of pros/cons, would really be helpful, but I've searched & haven't found such a thing yet.

Thanks in advance for any advice,

Greg





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[MissouriTiger]

Okay, don't get angry with me. I just did a search of the forum's archive, and read all that was available. Yes, I should have searched first!

Thanks and feel free to ignore this post,

Greg

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[Funkymatt]

I use, but don't care for it, Visual Cafe. If I had more say so in the company we'd be using anything else...

 

[palbano]

>> Okay, don't get angry with me.

On the contrary! Even doing the search after the fact and then replying and telling us is GREAT!! Your way ahead of many members! I’m so pleased I’m even giving that reply a star!



-pete
_{I just can't seem to get back my IntelliSense}

 

[MissouriTiger]

Hey, thanks!

I try to be a good member. I have learned more from these forums than from any other single source.

Thanks,

Greg

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[mackey333]

I have used CodeWarrior and JCreator. CodeWarrior is pretty crappy and has a lot of extra things making it more complicated to use and also very slow. However, it does include popup boxes like the ones in visual basic as you type code and they show you the method names and param lists. However, my favorite is JCreator (which is free from jcreator.com). I like the side toolbars, one shows all the classes in your project and the other shows a list of methods and variables in the current class (with different icons indicating public, private, protected, static, abstract, etc...)

-Greg :-Q

 

[MissouriTiger]

I really appreciate all of the suggestions. Maybe what I should do is try all of them, and then write a FAQ. If only I had the time...

-Greg

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[maxpower1]

In my opinion, the best IDE (after using jbuilder and webgain(formerly visual cafe) is intellij's idea. This product is awesome. It doesn't put customized codes etc that some IDE do so your codes are not portable.

Go to intellij.com and download a copy.

I am a developer and don't work for intellij. But as a programmer, this is the best tool out there.

 

[JasonDeckard]

Casting my vote for JCreator. I use it and highly recommend it.

 

[MaxImpact]

After investigating a LOAD of IDE's i've found Eclipse the most versitile and open IDE of them all. I use it on Unix and MS Windows and it feels the same on both OS's. There are ample plugins available that gives you popup's (VB-like) and color assist in your code (HTML, Java, script, etc, etc). It manages your project in a logical (file system like) manner.

Cheers, MI.

 

[GKW2]

I'd be interested in hearing what people think of Visual Age For Java

 

[puttagunta]

Hi,
I have been in programming Java for quite a long time and i used a lot of IDEs but one IDE i struck to is Oracle Jdeveloper... u can download it for free from

http://www.otn.oracle.com

 

[cris2212]

I use NetBeans, and I think is realy good.

 

[MissouriTiger]

Does your IDE have drag & drop GUI development? I'd really be interested in what people have to say about this.

Thanks a bunch for all of the info so far.

-Greg

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[jwenting]

JBuilder has drag and drop GUI development (and partially for non-GUI development as well, mainly database stuff) but I hardly use it.
For one I don't do GUI development much, and I'm also an oldfashioned coder who likes to get his fingers on the keyboard

 

[maxpower1]

here is the ranking of the development tools

http://www.sys-con.com/java/readerschoice2003/liveupdate.cfm?BType=9

 

[chebiyam]

Hi,
Selection of an IDE all depends on the type of development u do. If u do a GUI layout kind of work, better opt for Visual Age for Java or JBuilder as u can do a drag-drop of the components. Also, with VAJ, the debugging is very useful as we can simultaneously make modifications to the code as we debug. It also has a very useful JSP monitor and a WebSphere test environment attached. They are pretty useful tools to perform general development work too. But the drawback of each is that : U cannot plug-in a new version of JDK (or any other management APIs the IDE uses). And the performance too is bugging.

If on the other hand u need non-GUI related development, I strongly suggest IntelliJ. It is a awesome tool and I have been using it from long. And it is not as resource intensive as the above mentioned. I have also checked out tools like Eclipse, JCreator. Of these I found IntelliJ the best. Anyone disagrees ?

 

[equity]

CodeGuide by OmniCore is by far the best IDE i have seen. It consumes lots of RAM but for that your productivity increases manifold. It analyses your code while you are writting and tells you when you make an error so you can correct it not after first compiling.