Beginner-Moderate IDE

[Hiro ZA]

Hullo people


Would you guys recommend NetBeans as a suitable IDE for a beginner-moderate Java developer ? I am trying to decide between this and JCreater.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Ciao

[CaptainMorgan]

Until you have a solid foundation in Java I always suggest making good use of a basic text editor. Linux users would benefit from gedit, emacs, or vi; Windows users would benefit from notepad or wordpad. Once you feel comfortable with the broad base of Java, then an IDE is recommended to cut down on production times. I began using Netbeans because I run Linux and found it be better than other IDE's I'd tried. When I'm in Windows it's toss up for me between Netbeans and Visual Studio. I haven't used JCreator, but I recommend Netbeans.

[roots]

Have a look at this as well .. BlueJ - Teaching Java - Learning Java .. Recommended by James Gosling .. :)

[Hiro ZA]

Have a look at this as well .. BlueJ - Teaching Java - Learning Java .. Recommended by James Gosling .. :)

thanks dude :-)

i'm busy reading "Thinking in Java" (3rd Edition) by Bruce Eckel

trying to make sure i have a good understanding of the java fundamentals, and not just grasp of code syntax

[Eranga]

My opinion is, depend on your reading book, go for NetBeans. It may most suitable for beginners with your referring book.

But my dear, I love IntelliJ IDEA. What an IDE for Java. I really like it. Few times I have used NetBeans as well, and not bad also, for me :)