Comment Go with IntelliJ you won't be mad (Score 1) 122
I have been using IntelliJ for 3 years now, and I have to say it is the best IDE I have ever used, and I can't imagine using anything else. I have tried to use eclipse a few times, usually when there is a new major release. Everytime I use it, it gets better, but it is never quite ready for me. When I use it, it feels like Eclipse is a cheap knock off of intelliJ. It kind of looks the same from the outside, but when you sit down and use it, you know instantly that it isn't the real thing.
I recently tried out netbeans for the first time in a long time, and it has gotten much better, but it isn't quite there either. The GUI editor is nice, but the java editor needs some more work.. I put this on par with Eclipse, but if you are doing GUI work, I would pick netbeans.
It is true, you get what you pay for. Try out intelliJ's free trial and if you like it, and you have the cash, buy it, intelliJ will pay for itself in the long run. If you are strapped for cash, use one of the free editors to write the next killer app, and make yourself some fat cash to buy yourself a nice new intelliJ license.
I recently tried out netbeans for the first time in a long time, and it has gotten much better, but it isn't quite there either. The GUI editor is nice, but the java editor needs some more work.. I put this on par with Eclipse, but if you are doing GUI work, I would pick netbeans.
It is true, you get what you pay for. Try out intelliJ's free trial and if you like it, and you have the cash, buy it, intelliJ will pay for itself in the long run. If you are strapped for cash, use one of the free editors to write the next killer app, and make yourself some fat cash to buy yourself a nice new intelliJ license.
