archish Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I was using Forte for Java version 4 but it seems sun has discontinued that product. I am looking for any other good similar IDE or is there anything else which is not an IDE and still better? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 aldo Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I'm not a Java programmer, but Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org/) seems to have good reviews. I haven't used it personally before though, so you it may not be to your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dessimat0r Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Use Netbeans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 parimal_kumar Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I was using Forte for Java version 4 but it seems sun has discontinued that product. I am looking for any other good similar IDE or is there anything else which is not an IDE and still better?Thanks Under which platform? Windows, *nix or mac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ricardo Gil Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 NetBeans is tooooooo sloooooowwwwwww!!!! Use JCreator Lite. It?s awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ultra Frosty Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I have tried NetBeans and its as slow as running UT2004 on a 300MHz Pentium 2. JCreator is fast, and it's programmed in C++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Emon Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I'm not a Java programmer, but Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org/) seems to have good reviews. I haven't used it personally before though, so you it may not be to your needs. Eclipse all the way !! Best IDE ever made ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 John Veteran Posted May 31, 2004 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2004 JCreator is fast, and it's programmed in C++ I find it funny how an IDE is created in a different language than it's going to be used with. Note I'm not talking about a compiler. Having a java IDE written in C++ is kind of humorous to me, since java's target audience is mostly C++ programmers. It's like having Visual Studio .NET written in java :rofl: Why would you ever do that? :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +virtorio MVC Posted June 1, 2004 MVC Share Posted June 1, 2004 I think Borland JBuilderX Foundation (free) has the most functionality and is the easiest to use. http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/...d_jbuilder.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SkyyPunk Veteran Posted June 1, 2004 Veteran Share Posted June 1, 2004 (edited) I love using Gel, it's awesome http://www.gexperts.com download http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gelide/files Edited June 1, 2004 by SkyyPunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 STV Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Eclipse all the way !! Best IDE ever made ... probably the best IDE for java ever made. STV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steven Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Borland JBuilder X Foundation. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SkyyPunk Veteran Posted June 1, 2004 Veteran Share Posted June 1, 2004 (edited) Looks like Gel is similar to Eclipse but with more buttons :o) Edited June 1, 2004 by SkyyPunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ecstasis Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Most likely Gel is based off Eclipse. Eclipse is more than just an all purpose IDE, its been designed to be extended for whatever purpose the developer has in mind to use it for. Really quite an intricate tool. ***however after reading the overview again i might be wrong about it being based off eclipse. but it does look oddly similar in just about everyway possible*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 archish Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 Under which platform? Windows, *nix or mac? Right now I am on windows but Linux versions would also be nice :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 archish Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 I was browsing around eclipse and saw its available for all major platform....great :) Also are these IDE light on memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 archish Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 I am bit confused which file I am supposed to download from this site: http://mirror.pacific.net.au/eclipse/eclip...ownloads/drops/ under the RC1 there are so many files which is one one I need? http://mirror.pacific.net.au/eclipse/eclip...1-200405290105/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +John Teacake MVC Posted June 1, 2004 MVC Share Posted June 1, 2004 I find it funny how an IDE is created in a different language than it's going to be used with. Note I'm not talking about a compiler. Having a java IDE written in C++ is kind of humorous to me, since java's target audience is mostly C++ programmers. It's like having Visual Studio .NET written in java :rofl: Why would you ever do that? :wacko: If the tool fits ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Arcadian Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 Use Netbeans or JEdit. By the way, I think I heared that Sun ONE IDE is the successor for Forte 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gigapixels Veteran Posted June 3, 2004 Veteran Share Posted June 3, 2004 I like Dr. Java... It's easy to use, but doesn't have all the functionality of Eclipse and other larger IDEs, but I don't need all of that... It's nice and quick too. http://drjava.sourceforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Emon Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 I am bit confused which file I am supposed to download from this site:http://mirror.pacific.net.au/eclipse/eclip...ownloads/drops/ under the RC1 there are so many files which is one one I need? http://mirror.pacific.net.au/eclipse/eclip...1-200405290105/ Here's a direct link. http://download.eclipse.org/downloads/drop....0RC1-win32.zip extract it .. and run Eclipse.exe .. easy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Vjaces Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 IntelliJ IDEA from JetBrains also very good IDE for Java Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DaNIsH Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 So which of these contain a GUI editor? Some of these "IDE"'s are as useless as a text editor with colouring IMO. JCreator wasn't even pointing out errors in my code (purposely put there to test the application). Basically the only thing keeping me using *sigh* Netbeans is the GUI builder and the error checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gigapixels Veteran Posted June 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted June 5, 2004 It's not that hard to create the GUI by yourself... And as for the error checking, do you mean when you try to compile? Or as you type the code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DaNIsH Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 As you type the code, but I found many of the IDEs listed do this. It was only really JCreator that didn't seem to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HellBender Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I find it funny how an IDE is created in a different language than it's going to be used with. Note I'm not talking about a compiler. Having a java IDE written in C++ is kind of humorous to me, since java's target audience is mostly C++ programmers. It's like having Visual Studio .NET written in java :rofl: Why would you ever do that? :wacko: Well, see, it turns out that on Windows machines, C++ runs a bit faster than Java. As a result, it only makes sense to code Windows apps in C*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I was using Forte for Java version 4 but it seems sun has discontinued that product. I am looking for any other good similar IDE or is there anything else which is not an IDE and still better?
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