I need a Java IDE for my Comp Sci class, what do you guys recommend?

[TGCid]

I am learning Java this quarter and I need a good IDE. Nothing really fancy, just easy to work with and manage, etc. Recommendations?

 

[GL]

I'd recommend just using emacs with a good .emacs config file that has java syntax highlighting. Then, download the Java JDK from java.sun.com and you should be good to go.

 

[PrincessGuard]

JCreator is my favorite, mainly due to its similarity to Visual C++. Of course, it only runs on Windows...

 

[trmiv]

I had good luck with JBuilder from Borland. You can download JBuilder 6 personal edition from here. I'm not sure if its the best, but that is what our professor wanted us to use, so that's what I used. (he actually wanted us to use 3.5 which came with the book, but I used 5, before 6 came out) If you are using Linux I think there is a JBuilder Linux edition too.

 

[andri]

vi. all the way. or better yet, vim with java syntax highlighting.

 

[manly]

If you go w/ emacs, get JDEE to turn it into a more productive, feature-ful Java development environment.

 

[Turkey]

Forte by Sun. GUI interface, some tools for GUI development, Intellisense-like technology (when you type System. it displays a list of all the properties and methods in the System object), written in Java. There's a community edition that's free.

Another one is JBuilder... I haven't met anyone who's tried JBuilder and not liked it.