What's a good Java programming application for Mac OS X?


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In my programming class, we are using something called jGrasp, which is available for Mac, Windows and Linux. It's fine, but was looking for something a bit more "elegant" on Mac OS X. Any recommendations?

Note I could always use something like TextMate, but I need an application that can do compiling and running of Java, as well.

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I'm with you on Eclipse and NetBeans, glorious IDEs. We have to use BlueJ for our University work, and... eh. It does the job I guess. I prefer the first two mentioned, however :p

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I'm downloading NetBeans 6.7 right now, and will give it a try. It looks a lot nicer than jGrasp, and hopefully it works just as well.

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Between those two, which would you pick?
I've done Java, C++ and Python in eclipse, and it has generally been a pleasure to work with. In particular, I like how you can set coding styles in excruciating detail. I just started using Netbeans, but I'd venture to say eclipse is hard to beat.
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Between those two, which would you pick?

Note this is a basic-level Java programming class, and thus it won't get terribly complex, so something simple, yet full-featured, is plenty.

One of my friends got me into programming for Java and gave me Eclipse to work with after moving up from Notepad. I don't have any particular reason for using Eclipse other than it does what I need and it's what I'm used to. I mentioned NetBeans because it's another high rated IDE.

My suggestion: download both and try them out for yourself.

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After using eclipse, I prefer to use netbeans now.

If I'm making a single class I'll just use the IDE for it's intellisense, and then copy/paste the text into notepad++ and save.

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I don?t know if it?s just me, but I?ve always hated the look of NetBeans on OS X. There?s something about the icons and that dark background on the the menubar that makes the app stick out like a sore thumb.

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