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Java IDEs?

Posted by Cliff on from the vague-coffee-flavour dept.

Billy the Mountain asks: "In the startup company I'm in, we just got a new president and she asked us about ways of increasing developer productivity. We develop Java applications, servlets and JSP. I don't use an IDE. I use an enhanced text editor, EditPlus, because I like its color coding of keywords. I guess what I'm asking is what Java IDEs do you use and what features do you like best?" If you were to build a Java IDE from the ground up, what features would you include?

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  1. Re:Blech. Most of them are pretty bad. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Troll

    Note to self. Ignore development opinions of people who don't use debuggers.

    Thats like saying I would like a car with no exhaust pipe.

  2. Try FreeBuilder by Kiro · · Score: 0, Troll

    In case some people don't know it exists, there is a free (as in speech) Java IDE over at www.freebuilder.org

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  3. Re:The best IDE by man_ls · · Score: 1, Troll

    IDE (Integrated Development Environment), n., Computer Science: An application for programming in a specific language, that includes tools such as source/version control, syntax highlighting, and easy access to compile/debug tools from one place.

    Miss anything?