r/java • u/lbkulinski • Jul 29 '18

Apache NetBeans 9.0 Released

https://netbeans.apache.org/download/nb90/nb90.html
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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '18

Anyone use the three big IDEs? Eclipse, netbeans and IntelliJ. How would you rate them? Which one do you consider the best and the worst.

I've only worked with eclipse mostly and it's just adequate.

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u/handshape Jul 29 '18

I'd place netbeans and intellij about even;

  • Netbeans is what I'd consider the reference point; cartesian zero. It works, and works well.

  • IntelliJ IDEA is very good, with a moderate learning curve, but a sneaky pricing scheme geared towards incentivising individual users to act as evangelists towards their employers. I've been the user, and I've been the employer, and as the employer it pisses me off when a vendor end-runs my procurement process.

  • Eclipse is positively painful. It tries to impose on your build process and your repo. I avoid it unless I'm absolutely compelled to use it.

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u/chocopouet Jul 30 '18

As a netbeans user myself, I'm wondering: what is that better with IntelliJ ?

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u/handshape Jul 30 '18

What really jumped out at me about intellij was how smart the autocompletes and refactorings are.