Java is one of
the most popular programming languages and used by millions of developer
worldwide. It is a general-purpose programming language that features
object-oriented approach. Since its first appearance in 1995, it has always
been among top languages in the field despite being much older. It is
intended to let programmer and developers “Write Once, Run Anywhere” (WORA),
meaning that java program can run on all the platforms that support java
without the need of recompilation.
Java was originally developed by Canadian James Gosling at Sun Microsystems (which has since been
acquired by Oracle) and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Javaplatform. The latest
version is Java 11, released on
September 25, 2018, which is a currently supported long-term support (LTS) version
by Oracle. Since Java 9 is
no longer supported, Oracle advises its
users to "immediately transition" to Java 11.
IDE or an Integrated
Development Environment is a software program which helps in easing the work to
be done by a developer by providing tools and features, IDE normally comes with
an editor, build tools, debugger and much more.
These are the Best IDEs for our favorite language
Java
1. NetBeans
Netbeans is an open source Integrated development
environment written in core Java. It is the most loved and used IDE by Java
developers. It provides modularity to code as it supports modular approach
i.e., it allows applications to be developed as modules (as a component of a
software). It is supported by all major OS.
NetBeans
platform is basically a framework which simplifies the development of Java
desktop applications. It is capable of installing modules dynamically. Besides
Java, it also supports languages including PHP, C, C++ and HTML 5.
Features:
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Enhanced
User Interface Management
·
User
Settings Management
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Efficient
Storage management
·
Windows
Management
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Integrated
well designed Development tools
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Best
Support for latest Java technologies
2. Eclipse
Eclipse is a free to use open source editor which is beneficial
to the beginner as well as professionals. Eclipse is an
integrated development environment used in computer programming, and is the
most widely used Java IDE. It contains a base workspace and an extensible
plug-in system for customizing the environment.
Features:
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Best
Support for latest Java technologies
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Smart
code completion
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Tooling
options for JEE projects
·
Productivity
Boosters
·
Developer
ergonomics
·
Git
integration
·
JUnit
integration
3. INTELLIJ IDEA
It also provides support to AngularJS, CoffeeScript, CS, HTML, JavaScript,
LESS, Node JS, PHP, Python, Ruby, Sass, TypeScript and more.
Features:
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Best
Support for latest Java technologies
·
Smart
code completion
·
Framework-specific
assistance
·
Productivity
Boosters
·
Developer
ergonomics
·
Git
integration
·
Supports
Google App engine, Grails, Java EE, Play Spring, Struts and many more
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Cross-platform
Support
·
Rich
set of community provided Plugins
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