While I agree that IDEA absolutely should be in the list, I'm not sure that it's actually more popular out in the wild. Eclipse, for all its many faults, is wi

While I agree that IDEA absolutely should be in the list, I'm not sure that it's actually more popular out in the wild. Eclipse, for all its many faults, is without a doubt the most popular. Sadly IMO, but not undeservedly. Network effects due to its early popularity have lead to Eclipse being capable of serving most any development need. It would be interesting to see actual numbers (and I don't mean polls). Certainly the proponents of IDEA are vocal, and for good reason, I think. And certainly NetBeans, much like Java, has somewhat of a reputation in my circles for being slow, old, and lacking in features. Much like Java, that reputation is undeserved. I bet it'd be a close race between IDEA and NetBeans, and wouldn't be surprised in the least if NetBeans had slightly higher overall use in industry.