I like emacs. Just wait and I will link to some good intructions on how to set it up with java.

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I recommend you to choose one of thebelow:
free Eclipse from IBM if you can configure it
IDEA - not free, but very very good!
JBuilder from Borland (big and slow)
JDeveloper from Oracle (if you need write under Oracle - ver 9.0.5.2 is very nice)
free JCreator LE- I've never used it, but I heard that is very fast

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I think jbuilder is good for swing program. You can see your UI before executing the program. It is also good for web application. but, I found jbuilder like eating memory. If you want to use it, you need add your computer memory, My computer has 1G memory, but it is still very slow. It seems like supporting dynamic compling, But it doesn't work at most time, You have to rebuild after any changing. It is very trouble when A project references B project and B is changed.

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Just notePad
Easy And Fast I Think Best tools in windows is Notepad
I Like programming with note pad JSP , HTML , PHP , ...
What Do You think about Notepad ?
Did You Think Notepad is Secure and Fast?
Do You Like Notepad Editor ?

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From my point of view, you should choose the editor according to the purpose that you want to use with Java.

If you want to study Java, or write simple programs, these are good choice:
On Linux: KDeveloper,emacs,JEdit

On Window: Notepad, JEdit

If you want develop simple Java for Web, Dreamwaver is OK.

But if you want to develop complex software with multiple source files and configurations, you should choose some real IDE (Integrated Development Environment) which include editor, debug, deployment tool, plug-in management ...

The best I consider is JBuilder from Borland because of the following reasons:
- Multiple project management
- Automatically completing code capability
- Refactoring capability
- UML diagram generation
- Server integration (JBuilder can integrate with WebLogic, WebSphere, Sun One App Server, Borland Enterprise Server)
- Team management (Can integrate with CVS, ClearCase)
- EJB, Servlet, JSP, Web App deployment: JBuilder automatically generates necessary bean/servlet methods and deployment descriptors for you, packages them and deploy to the servers.
- Highly flexible configuration.

- Eclipse is a good IDE too, but you need some expertise to configure it. I am using Eclipse on Linux and like it.
- WebSphere Application Developer Studio is based on Eclipse is a good one too.
- WebLogic Workshop is good, and I like it better than WADS
- Visual Cafe' is good too, but it can not be compared to JBuilder
- IntelliJ is a favorite tool of many developers.
- I think NetBean is OK, but the interface is not intuitive.

Overall, I think if you have money, the best for you is JBuilder Enterprise Edition.
If you want to use free, but professional IDE with a great extensiblity, you should use Eclipse.

 

 

 

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I am an IT major in college, and the previous semester I had my first experience with Java. It was actually pretty easy, and the IDE we used was simple enough. JBuilder X is what I currently have on my computer, and it was what I learned Java with. It is a good environment. It can sometimes be somewhat slow, but the environment is highly efficient in detecting syntax and compatability errors. Also, I found that debugging my code with JBuilder was amazingly simple. I could go through hundreds of lines of code one at a time if I wanted to, and go as deep into the language as I desired -- just to see exactly what was going on. This was very useful for detecting bugs and/or errors in my work before I turned it in for a grade.

I'd say go with Borland JBuilder X, it is very stable and you will never regret using it.

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I'm no expert, but I tryed jcreator out a year or two ago,and I found it to be about the simplest to use. I resently downloaded sun's java studio enterprise 8. It was a monster download. I havnt figured out how to use the full IDE yet, but the collaberator function looks like it would be nice to use if you were working as a team on a project.I'm going to startup again,and fiddle around abit with java.I'll have to start from scatch again with the hello world program I'm sure its been awhile.I'd rather not read much if I can get away with it as much as possiable Do you guys,and gals have any free video tutorial links you could post to me? Thanks in advance.

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Im taking AP Computer Science at my high school (focus's on java) and so i just go with the editor my teacher endorsed, Net Beans.

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editor? just edior? ok i recommend Vim the most powerful editor in the universe.

and if you wanna some IDE, why pick Eclipse or NetBean ?

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I am using netbeans at the moment, I have no problem with using notepad but the problem is that I am too lazy to do manual compiling using the compiler. Netbeans compiles everything for me with a single click and ports them easily to a mobile if I want to test it. You can check them out at http://www.netbeans.org/ furthermore their UI in the program is just perfect, very sleek. But the only downside would be you need to have at least 512 MB of memory if you want to use Netbeans, because if not you won't be able to take it.

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