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I need a Java IDE.

John Davis
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Joined: Nov 02, 2000
Posts: 181
I've looked at about 40 IDEs but so far I am coming up empty.
Here are the requirements.

1. Target environment is Solaris, so I am thinking that it makes the most sense for the IDE to be UNIX based. But if there is a Windows based IDE out there that can specify UNIX based directories for JDK, packages, and classpaths etc. and supports remote debugging, and it works, that would be acceptable.
2. Should be free, or reasonably priced (<$100)
3. Should have a visual debugger with graphical controls, i.e. continue, set break, step, step-in etc.
4. Should allow for easy specification of JDK.
5. Should allow for easy specification of classpath information (both files and directories)
6. Should have class browser.
7. Syntax coloring would be nice.
8. Line numbers.
9. Recent and open files lists.
10.Ability to compile/run/debug application, applets and servlets
11.Custom toolbars and menus
anything else would be gravy, (unless I forgot something important).
12. Actually, I definitely need resizeable workspace window and output window.

Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for the help.
John Davis
Steve Morrow
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Joined: May 22, 2003
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Eclipse
Jaunty John
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Joined: Jul 14, 2002
Posts: 21
Have you looked at Eclipse? (eclipde.org) Its written by IBM, open source, has at least your minimum requrements, and, of course, its FREE.
There are also two very recently published books that can help you, even thought the HELP in the program is far better than anything coming out of Redmond WA. (Goto Amazon.com, search for eclipse IDE...)
Good Luck


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John Hembree
hired gun
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Joined: Mar 07, 2003
Posts: 250
I saw a demo of this at a User's group meeting being compared with NetBeans I believe, as I remember it, Eclipse kept up pretty well with it.
Marilyn de Queiroz
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Joined: Jul 22, 2000
Posts: 9001
moving to the IDE forum


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Sam Kebab
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Joined: Jan 23, 2002
Posts: 104
Netbeans is set to release version 3.5 next week (monday i think). Performance gains of this 3.5Beta version have been nothing but outstanding.
Eclipse on the other hand has the best class browser. I also like the insight it gives me on the inheritance tree. Everyone has been raving about its refactoring capability too - even by those who don't understand refactoring. (however, IMO some of the crucial plugins suck; while other plugins you can't use for commercial purposes).
Personally i rely more on Netbeans. Why not donwload both and test drive it for a month. At the end of the day its whatever makes you happy.
Matthew Phillips
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Joined: Mar 09, 2001
Posts: 2676
I'll cast another vote for Eclipse. I spent a day with the help section and learned just about everything I need to know. When I run into something I don't know how to do, it usually only takes a few minutes to find out how to do it.


Matthew Phillips
Stelian Iancu
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Joined: Feb 20, 2002
Posts: 21
+1 for Eclipse. Been using it since R1. Great IDE.


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