Yeah JCreator is awesome. The only thing I don't like is that the free version of JCreator didn't have tag insight like JBuilder. The GUI on JBuilder is so slow I wanna shoot myself every time I do the simplest of tasks.

As a simple editor which also can be used for compiling and running Java code, I like Emacs a lot. NetBeans IDE version 3.5 is free and comes in a cobundle with the Java JSE version 1.4.2

/Soo-Im

NetBeans is good, but any GUI designed in Java is just too slow for me.

I think these companies just want to prove something to their users when they design their Java IDEs in Java. All it does is convince me not to use Java cuz I don't like it's "feel".

Inscissor and Dani are right. I mean, the more I look at this JBuilder, and slow load time and task completion of the JAVA GUI, I have to agree I am leaning more and more away from my Java positive experience.

I have to admit, .NET is just too slick and powerful for my needs to consider Java.

But then .... who am I ?

Well, this may shock a lot of people - because I am hardcore .NET but...

For the next version of Java (I think 1.5), Sun has "promised" many speed improvments. Java isn't a bad language - its just much easier to things in .NET, and its faster.

I Think Net Bean is great other than notepad it also allows you to compile,debug and run you code with few clicks.

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