Choosing Java tools (IDE and compiler) for beginners [closed]

Answer 1

Eclipse also has great support for C++ and PHP development, so given your experience with these languages, you may find Eclipse attractive.

Answer 2

I think the simplest and fastest way for a newbe to really learn java is to use only the tools contained in the SDK and a simple text editor. This way you can concentrate on the language and its ecosystem. You are not distracted by IDE issues like project management or launch configurations etc.

With this approach you are forced to learn also what is normally hidden by the IDE. Priceless knowledge when something goes really bad.

Answer 3

When I first learnt Java back in 2001, I used TextPad for java programming, for me it was very good, I had write code to develop GUI, no drag and drop option, simple pure code. Then I used JBuilder, Now I am using Netbeans. My suggestion is start with something which will concentrate on pure coding rather than depending on IDE's drag on drop features. When you will comfortable with coding then you can move on to more sophisticated IDE which I mentioned above. Good luck!

Answer 4

There's the 3 big ones:
Eclipse
NetBeans and
IntelliJ

All are nice. I'm a big Java noob, but I like NetBeans the best. Can't really tell you why, though :) It's all personal preference.

NetBeans is probably the most RAM-hungry of the three..