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NetBeans is the second Java IDE I used (the first one was JBuilder, but it wasn't free so I "evaluated" it). NetBeans was batteries-included but was slow and mo
by wiradikusuma 2y ago
NetBeans is the second Java IDE I used (the first one was JBuilder, but it wasn't free so I "evaluated" it). NetBeans was batteries-included but was slow and more towards desktop (Swing) development. Eclipse won, hands down. However, I got frustrated installing plugins and making them work together, so I switched to IntelliJ and never looked back. VSCode got the Eclipse vibes but I guess I'm too old for this.
- elric 2y agoEclipse user here. I haven't installed any plugins (other than a few home-grown ones) in many years now. It mostly ships with everything I need by default. It is getting a bit long in the tooth, and I'm saddened to see that the Eclipse foundation seems to be spending way more time and energy on Theia than on Eclipse these days :-(. IntelliJ and VSCode are non-starters for me. There's something about their UX that rubs me the wrong way. I've tried both extensively, and can't get used to them.
- bilbo0s 2y agoTheia is really nice, but it has the fatal flaw of no Apple Silicon support. So you can’t really switch a team to it. You have to us VSCode right now. As soon as Apple Silicon support is done however, I’m pretty sure many will switch over.
- elric 2y agoNo thanks. It's clunky, slow, laggy. Electron was a poor choice IMO. One of the things that makes Eclipse great is the UI toolki; fast & properly desktop-integrated. None of this clunky JS/TS hot garbage that runs in a crippled browser. It's the worst of both worlds.