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What is the best compiler for JAVA? BlueJ, Eclipse, or what? Opinion, please...I'm kinda lost.
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If it doesn't compile, try saying "By the power of MegaMan!!!" <this has kinda worked for me, actually...>
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If it doesn't compile, try saying "By the power of MegaMan!!!" <this has kinda worked for me, actually...>
Scotland is NOT North Britain, Glasgow does NOT rhyme with "cow", and Robbie Burns is...well, if you don't already know who he was, you're kinda screwed.
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I assume you mean IDE when you say compiler, since those are what you listed. I've never used BlueJ, so I can't comment on that one. Eclipse and Netbeans are both good IDEs and are free. There are many commercial ones out there, but I doubt they add enough value over Eclipse or Netbeans to really bother with. We use Netbeans here at work and have always been happy with it.
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I heard some complains about BlueJ so dunno.
I been trying to use NetBeans but they are not very friendly towards me and in my opinion to complex for beginner (it is sort of Microsoft Studio in Java version for me). Currently I use JCreator LightEdition and messing around with limited version of IntellyJ
I been trying to use NetBeans but they are not very friendly towards me and in my opinion to complex for beginner (it is sort of Microsoft Studio in Java version for me). Currently I use JCreator LightEdition and messing around with limited version of IntellyJ
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Eclipse all the way, much lighter than netbeans.
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I'm a fan of JCreator (what is used in many AP Compsci classes).
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The light (free) edition of JCreator lacks code completion, JDK debugger, and refactoring tools though, which are huge time savers. Granted, Eclipse and Netbeans, while perhaps more complicated for a beginner, offer a fuller feature set from a free IDE.
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Originally Posted by Ezzaral 
The light (free) edition of JCreator lacks code completion, JDK debugger, and refactoring tools though, which are huge time savers.
Personaly I prefer to do it the way as I do, because I'm in charge of coding (hopefully), I have certain habbits while writing and I do not want IDE to automaticaly closing bracklets, providing code completition, trashing my hardisk with tons of new un-necessary folder structors and do other silly things.
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Originally Posted by peter_budo
Beginner is expected/supposed to learn befor he should get some help with code completition. Many of students at my university failed subject because for once they been using NetBeans at university pc's but couldn't get them running at home/laptops (I will not comment on that). Secondly most labs been done on Unix system with instalation of Java on it.
Personaly I prefer to do it the way as I do, because I'm in charge of coding (hopefully), I have certain habbits while writing and I do not want IDE to automaticaly closing bracklets, providing code completition, trashing my hardisk with tons of new un-necessary folder structors and do other silly things.
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Originally Posted by Ezzaral
That's understandable for learning and is ok for small projects of a few files. Once you start hammering code all day, every day, on a project that comprises several hundred class files though, code completion, jdk debugger, and refactoring become immensely productive
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Originally Posted by TheGathering
I think that it's safe to assume that since this guy hasn't even found an IDE yet, he's not going to be working on projects that comprise several hundred class files without spending serious time learning.
I just find those feature to be very handy and code completion and jdk debugger can even benefit a beginner in the learning process. Memorizing API functions and trying to decipher exception messages from a text stack trace only slow down the process of learning the language and how to use it effectively. Some would say "bah, that's all part of the trials a beginner must face!", but I don't think that necessarily enhances learning - it just creates frustration.
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