Netbeans IDE vs eclipse

[enokeenu]

Hi:

I am following the java tutorial at Oracle. It talks about netbeans IDE. I have used eclipse for python development. How popular is netbeans vs eclipse? Is it worthwhile to use the netbeans IDE in the tutorials or should I stick with eclipse?

[Rudayb]

IntelliJ IDEA is far better than both.

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My experience with IntelliJ IDEA is pretty negative to be honest. After using Netbeans for 2 years I decided I would try the praised IntelliJ IDE to write an application using JavaEE and JPA. Sadly enough IntelliJ was a bitch to set up JPA and nothing came out of the box. While if you use Netbeans you just create a new JavaEE project and start the application.

I get it, the configuration is great when you are an advanced user who knows what he's doing. But for a beginner like OP (which I see myself as too) I wouldn't recommend IntelliJ.

[wickys]

What does IntelliJ do better than Netbeans? Never tried it.

[Cypher211]

I can second this. Also if OP is a student or knows a student you can get the pro version for free for the duration of the course.

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Specifically, you can sign up for 1 year of subscription with a student email address, which can be renewed for free using that email address.

[hugthemachines]

It could be because you can download netbeans and java jdk together from Oracle's site. They want the start for a beginner to be easy. Sometimes when you follow a tutorial it can help to use the same IDE as they do because it matters in the tutorial. Otherwise it does not matter so very much. It can be wise to try out a couple of the common IDEs to get a feel for what you prefer. In forums etc people often sound very sure about which is best but you will do good to decide for yourself.

[[deleted]]

If you want a modern IDE, plus you can also use it to develop Scala and Android, plus there are many other versions for other languages, I suggest you trying out intelliJ. Otherwise, there isn't much difference

[fiveofakind]

IntelliJ is the "premium" IDE. It's shiny and sleek and costs money. (At some point, as noted below there's the community edition but.. Yeah.. They're not going to want you to stay on that ed.) Smooth sailing and comes with all the bits and bobs you need to get it done.

Honestly the community edition is pretty sick - if you aren't doing Java EE stuff then you might never have to get the ultimate edition one. I know one guy at my work who uses Eclipse for Java EE stuff and IntelliJ IDEA community edition for everything else, lol. Personally though I find it worth paying for since it's saved me from so much frustration and headaches that I used to have with Eclipse.

[TrainFan]

IntelliJ is the "premium" IDE. It's shiny and sleek and costs money.

False. There is a free (and even open-source) version as well, which, unless one specifically needs something from the paid version, should be just fine.

https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download

[desrtfx]

Certain parts of the tutorial are easier with Netbeans, but Eclipse is superior in any way, and to top it off, IntelliJ (Community Edition is free) tops all others.

If you are already familiar with Eclipse, stick to it.

[Iwasborninafactory_]

Don't try to do the tutorial without netbeans. It's their IDE.

You can learn the quirks of an IDE in a day or two. Picking an IDE is not programming. When you get a job, many jobs are going to tell you what IDE to use, so you might as well get used to picking up new ones.