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Hi All,
I am learning Java for last six months and still I am in search of a good IDE for Java. I have tried NotePad, Textpad, RealJ, Kawa, JBuilder 2.0, MS Visual J++ 6.0, JDeveloper 3.1 and still not easy with any one of these tools. Now I give you comments about each tool.
1. Textpad, RealJ, Kawa are good for learning & small application but if you are working on big application, you need some quick tool and a tool in which you can get help/reference easily. So these are not good for advance programming.
2. JBuilder 2.0 is a good tool and provide popups for properties & methods and context sensitive help. It has two problems: One is that it don't support Swing & other new features, second it add its own useless classes in your program. Its new versions (3.0, 3.5) needs a lot of memomry & space.
3. MS Visual J++ is just Microsoft Java & not SUN Java, so don't feel comfortable in it.
4. JDeveloper 3.1 is just a copy of JBuilder and it is better than JBuilder but it need a lot of memory and slow down on 64MB RAM.
Can any body suggest me a good tool:
I JUST NEED A SIMPLE IDE BASED ON SUN JAVA 1.2 AND PROVIDES API HELP & POPUPS. BUT DON'T TRY TO ADD ITS OWN FUNCTIONALITY IN MY PROGRAM.
Thanks
Noor
 
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I use Kawa 4.1 and it's got pop ups and help. It does have a few annoying bugs though.
 
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Kawa 4.1 or JBuilder 4, depending on your machine. If it has 64MB RAM or less, go for Kawa, if it has 128 or over go for JBuilder. If you have <300 MHz clock, go for Kawa.
JBuilder is better overall, but (like all Java products) it just loves RAM and clockcycles.
 
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I found the solution myself
CodeGuide is really good!!!
and Visual Cafe is the best!!!
Thanks to all
 
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