Best Java Compiler

[randumb]

I've been learning Java and wanna start making some serious stuff. What's the best Java compiler. I'm not talking about Sun's compiler, but stuff like JBuilder, J++, etc.

 

[notfred]

It is definitely NOT BlueJ.

BlueJ is a huge pile of crap.

 

[PrincessGuard]

Originally posted by: notfred
It is definitely NOT BlueJ.

BlueJ is a huge pile of crap.

BlueJ is just an IDE. It still uses Sun's SDK.

Anyway, what's wrong with Sun's compiler? J++ is outdated, though you can still use it with newer classes.

How "serious" are you?

 

[Bloodstein]

I think your qs is - "What's the best Java IDE"

As far as I know, most Java IDEs use the sun compiler. I don't know of any other compilers for Java (as opposed to C++ that has plenty of varieties in their compilers).

 

[MrChad]

For an IDE, check out Eclipse.

 

[lukatmyshu]

Second for Eclipse ... it uses a progressive build structure so that whenever you save your project is rebuilt. This also means that you get instant feedback on errors in your code, and it gives you tips and wizards to fix it (like adding Try/Catch blocks automatically, or generating methods and get/set methods). very neat stuff.

 

[Smurfwow]

NetBeans 3.5 is an awesome IDE.

it seems like a pretty big rip off of visual studio.net (thats a good thing).

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: Bloodstein
I think your qs is - "What's the best Java IDE"

As far as I know, most Java IDEs use the sun compiler. I don't know of any other compilers for Java (as opposed to C++ that has plenty of varieties in their compilers).

Yeah, there's not a lot of diversity in Java compilers.

Another is IBM's Java2 SDK (custom VM, so I assume the compiler is their creation as well). Also, jikes, a standalone Java compiler written in C++ initially by IBM, is widely considered the best Java compiler out there (although less relevant than a few years ago).

GCC would count as well, I suppose.

And yeah, the question is really about IDEs and not compilers.