Netbeans or Eclipse?
 

Hey yall. I've decided to start learning another language, so I picked java. Now which is better to develop with NetBeans, or Eclipse. I kind of want to use the GUI Builder, So I guess my question is Matisse or VE? I've both good and bad things about both of them, like one's GUI builder is better then the other but other features within the environment suck. So let me know your opinions, so I can make a decision. Thanks

I say learning java is a waste of time :p

Well since I didn't ask what you thought of my plan. Do you have a suggestion or answer to my question?

Eclipse. By far my favorite IDE for creating Java applications. I does have the VE plugin as the Form Designer but I really don't use it at all. Netbean's GUI builder generates unnecessary code, IMHO. I really don't know how to answer your GUI builder question but Eclipse has my favorite as far as a IDE for Java.

I never used Netbeans... but i hear the GUI editor is better in it thamn elcipse ( i only did text based stuff in eclipse )


I coded the UI by hand when i used java within JCreator, but i like eclipse (except for the fact eclipse run somewhat slow ) for general coding. I would suggest try both and see what you detest about each of them, and go from there.

Yeah, JCreator is pretty good. That is my first IDE for Java. It's quite faster than Eclipse but it's only a Windows app.

My favorite is JCreator, but I would pick Eclipse over NetBeans. It's all a matter of preference, though, I guess.

yes i do, if your just starting out, and learning the basics of java, then try BlueJ

i have used eclipse more than netbeens. eclipes is nice with auto complete and the side navigation that shows your classes,method , etc. netbeans look cleaner. i never used it tho.

Eclipse is hands down the most functional and most used IDE in the professional Java development world. I'm telling you this from years of experience as a professional developer. For a while Netbeans had Eclipse beat for visual GUI editors, but most Swing devs I know do not use visual editors. They tend to generate extraneous and inefficient-to-maintain code. Visual GUI builders are good for prototypes and for creating screen shots for functional specifications. I recently had this dicussion over at another development forum and was compelled to try the new Netbeans 5.5 IDE. I was irritated from the get-go because Neteans does not suport CVS-SServer protocol, so I couldn't import a project from any of my secure repositories to test the IDE. So, I downloaded them and tried dragging and dropping them into a new project, but Netbeans does not allow Drag and drop! Eclipse does. It may seem like a small thing, but something as ubiquitous as drag and drop capability should be included in any modern GUI program worth a damn. I did finally manage to get my files into a Netbeans project, but I saw nothing that really impressed me or would compel me to switch. But, even if none of these reasons would make you want to use Eclipse over Netbeans, consider this. Try doing a job search and see how many hits you get for Eclipse vs. Netbeans. That will tell you which one you want to learn if you want ot be a professional developer.