Quillz Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle A Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Probably the best IDEs for Java are Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org) and NetBeans (http://www.netbeans.org/). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcom826 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I would second that. Those IDEs require you to set up projects though so it might be a bit annoying if you're just righting single classes. The intellisense is nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Eclipse and IDEA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Probably the best IDEs for Java are Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org) and NetBeans (http://www.netbeans.org/). 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Symons Veteran Posted September 2, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 2, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted September 2, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 2, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle A Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acnpt Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltecXP Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Whats wrong with using Xcode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Whats wrong with using Xcode? Nothing. I just wasn't aware Xcode could handle Java programming. I'll give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Caro Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 +1 for Netbeans. I hate eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1759 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I use netbeans as well, especially since I use it on Windows and Linux, and I don't have to learn a different IDE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepu Sudhakar Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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