Re: After I try latest of Netbean and Eclipse I wonder if have Another
beter IDE?
RedGrittyBrick wrote:
Mark Space wrote:
That's pretty much NetBeans feature list also. Both of these programs
seem very similar in basic editing capabilities. Usually there is one
crucial plug-in for some type of specific task that one IDE has that the
other lacks, which determines perference.
NetBeans and Eclipse (and their commercial offspring) are similar in feature
sets, but very different in style. Likely one or the other will suit one's
style better.
Eclipse drives me crazy; I despise it, and the commercial products based on
it. That does not make them bad products, only products that I, personally,
despise. [1]
I have been using WebSphere Application Developer, Rational Application
Developer and other Rational products for years, all Eclipse-powered. Not
just a little, either - I live inside these products all day long at work.
I love NetBeans. I also love sushi and spinach, products many people hate.
Plugins have absolutely nothing to do with my preference. It's the
fundamental style of the IDEs. Eclipse does too much under the hood that it
won't let me override, it's too removed from Ant-based builds, and it's too
far removed from the file system. NetBeans seems to me more straightforward,
easier to lay out the various panes, and to impose less IDE-specific garbage
on a project, so that it fits better with group build strategies. It's also
easier to separate out the IDE-specific garbage from NB projects than from
Eclipse.
That said, Eclipse is extremely feature-rich and extensible, and integrates
quite well with its enterprise server testbeds.
[1] All right, yes, it makes them bad products.
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Lew