Eclipse, the free and versatile IDE
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Eclipse is a free and open source integrated development environment (IDE).
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Users commonly recommend using Eclipse for Java programming and Android development. They believe it is a versatile and powerful IDE that is user-friendly and helpful for any developer. Users also suggest trying out Eclipse to see if it works for you. They recommend becoming familiar with plugins in Eclipse and using it as a de-facto IDE for software development in Java and other top technologies. Additionally, they recommend considering other IDEs for languages other than Java. Users think Eclipse is simple and easy to use, but suggest trying other solutions that may be lighter. They mention that giving Eclipse more memory space can improve its loading time and highlight that it has more plugins than other IDEs. Comparison-wise, users think Eclipse is better than Netbeans and mention that it is slowly improving. Overall, users highly recommend Eclipse for developers and believe you will love it.
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December 29, 2023
Easy To Use, Start Building with Eclipse !!!
1. Eclipse takes care of things like formatting, documentation, packaging, etc, which saves around 20 % of the time so that we can focus on developing actual business logic which helps us to manage time.
2. Using Eclipse is like a day-to-day task for me, as I work in Java it is very simple and convenient to use, it is one of the best IDE I have come across.
3. Simple UI given is very helpful to focus on the more relevant task.
2. Using Eclipse is like a day-to-day task for me, as I work in Java it is very simple and convenient to use, it is one of the best IDE I have come across.
3. Simple UI given is very helpful to focus on the more relevant task.
- Easy To Use
- Easy To Setup
- Excellent Debug Options
- Can Add Formatting and documentation
- Git Section to maintain the code repository and resolve conflicts
- Sometimes Maven projects are not able to connect to third-party libraries, this issue is very intermediate
- Adding some external plugins will make Eclipse very slow and consume a lot of memory
- Compatibility with other IDE e.g. Also observes if we import some other IDE project to Eclipse it gives some weird problems.
December 22, 2023
Eclipse - hasn't set yet!
Our platform unlocks the most power from it when users use the full IDE experience, which is powered by Eclipse. Many years ago we had our own UI but developers asked for basics that they expect any IDE to handle - file management, window management, consistent compile-edit lifecycle, etc. Eventually, we realized the best way to get this was simply by being an Eclipse-based product.
- Integration system
- Best-of-breed Java development
- Flexible interface customizable, yet opinionated
- MacOS support is good-then-bad-then-good
- Dark mode is almost there, but not perfect
- Lighten up as much as possible its memory usage
June 15, 2021
Eclipse: The IDE for Java development
Eclipse is used in different departments of my organization, mainly in all IT-related departments, where having a trustworthy IDE is a must. Its main purpose is to be a platform to work with Java projects. I use it myself professionally, but I've also used it when learning to program in Java.
- Great IDE for Java programming
- Lots of plugins and integrations, as it's open-source
- UI is simple so it's easy to find everything you need for coding
- The debugger is one of the best I've tried
- When working with bigger projects takes up a lot of RAM and sometimes it crashes
- Not so prepared for other languages than Java
August 11, 2020
Eclipse - a free, simple, fast, lean IDE made for learning
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In my college, all labs are using Eclipse to teach the students. Labs in computer science and IT departments and also in the building of first-year students too. This software is used for teaching the students, coding in Java SE, and web development in Java EE. I personally used this software to develop my projects. I first used this software when I was learning the java in my coaching institute Vedisoft, and then I became used to it because it is the simplest and fastest IDE I have ever seen.
- Simple layout, no complex options are provided.
- Boot up time is short compared to other IDE.
- GIT integration is a good feature.
- Good project management.
- Nice debugger and auto complete feature is good.
- There is no java-script debugger.
- No customization allowed in the theme of IDE.
- Switching perspective takes a bit much time.
- Integration of tomcat server is a bit of a headache.
Eclipse is our chosen IDE (Integrated Development Environment) of choice for all of our Java applications. We have been using it to build thick and thin client applications for the past 14 years to solve internal and external issues. Eclipse, with its plugin framework, allows it to be extended and integrate with most technologies providing a familiar environment no matter the technology used.
- Maven Integration and Support
- Subversion/Git integration
- Eclipse has a large foot print
- Updated versions require you to build out your plugins and migrate your projects
December 05, 2019
Eclipse is a solid IDE for many languages and provides all the features you will need.
Eclipse is the standard IDE used for Java development in the Technology department. Eclipse solves large projects well with complete code compilation and handles plug-in development. Eclipse is used for software development for trading and compliance applications that utilize MAVEN, AVRO, GIT which are essential to these applications. Eclipse enables different programming languages including Python, Java, and C++ which are vital to the firm. In addition, Eclipse is integrated with subversion which is the configuration management tool used firm-wide.
- Eclipse organizes imports well and does a good job presenting different programming languages.
- Eclipse auto formats source code allowing customization and increased readability.
- Eclipse reports errors automatically to users rather than logging it to the console.
- Eclipse has coding shortcuts and auto-correction features allowing faster software development.
- Eclipse setup is long, non-intuitive and not user-friendly for beginners.
- The documentation feature is so difficult that it is often not used.
- The Project explorer is hard to read and not a good organizer.
- Eclipse look and feel and not as appealing as IntelliJ.
October 29, 2019
Eclipse is the IDE for SAP developers
I've used Eclipse since my student days as it is a very versatile development environment. Currently, we use Eclipse as the preferred way to write ABAP code for the SAP environment, and to manage our HANA landscape. Eclipse is mainly used by our developers and IT staff, and we have used it with our clients as well.
- Eclipse, through its library of tools, is exceptionally broad and can be customized to suit just about any situation.
- Eclipse SAP HANA tools are the best way to manage a HANA database.
- Eclipse SAP ABAP tools are the preferred way to develop CDS views and modern ABAP programs.
- The biggest issue I have with Eclipse is probably its biggest selling point: it's so big that it can be quite cumbersome to get the appropriate tools and configuration set up for your use case.
- I'd like to see (maybe) a lightweight distribution of Eclipse that comes with specific tools for specific purposes (SAP specifically).
April 05, 2019
Great IDE at no Price
We use it on a daily basis to access java programs and Oracle Service Bus proxy services. It is used across the organization by many people. We are a service and integration team, and we build services using Java/Weblogic JAX-RPC using Eclipse. It enables us to modernize legacy systems by exposing them as services.
- It's a free tool and we can use it for pretty much everything Java.
- We also use it to connect to version control systems, such as svm directly from the IDE.
- It has great short cuts enabling us to navigate between various classes and methods at a great speed.
- I think the shortcuts and handling of boiler plate code could be better.
- We miss connectivity to something like Salesforce CRM to do SOQL queries.
February 14, 2019
Robust, Feature-Rich IDE with a Steep Learning Curve
We use Eclipse for Java development which includes building and deploying web services, as well as Java Android development, although for the latter we primarily use Android Studio now. However, we have legacy Android applications which still require the use of Android Studio as they were never upgraded to Android Studio and Gradle. So, for Maven projects we still do Android development with Eclipse. Primarily, however, we use Eclipse for building web apps and cloud services.
- Eclipse is great for its Docker integration. We have had a breeze deploying using Docker with Eclipse.
- I love Eclipse's local history feature. Even with Git Flow integration, which we also use, it's nice to be able to quickly diff between current and older versions of a file.
- Eclipse has a very powerful search feature for finding and replacing code.
- Eclipse is also great at refactoring. I love its auto-import and code generation features.
- Eclipse has so many windows that it took me years before I wasn't overwhelmed by them. When I first started using Eclipse in 2006 I couldn't stand it.
- The learning curve is very steep. There are a hundred little tricks you have to learn.
- Sometimes Eclipse can get into a bad state and you have to clear the caches and restart or go through elaborate build-clean-build processes to fix it.
- Eclipse can run very slowly.
- Eclipse is notoriously bloated with unnecessary features that most of us will never use.
August 16, 2018
Excellent IDE to create your projects and develop at a high level has multiple tools.
Eclipse is a very useful tool for small projects that needs a very useful tool for JAVA programmers in general. We use it daily I really like having a text editor with a syntax marker whose compilation is in real time. You can do many activities in a single application, such as unit tests with JUnit version control with CVS and integration with Ant, which is very useful and decreases the delivery time of the work. You can also add the add-in to provide more features. It is a lightweight platform for software components.
- It has an excellent autocompiler and provides a lot of help with all its libraries.
- It is very useful and decreases the time of delivery of the work. You can also add the add-in to provide more features.
- It is a good IDE to program in Java and shows compilation errors during the programs. It has utility for many add-ons to generate web services.
- What I dislike most about Eclipse is the consumption of system resources because it does not work for old computers.
- It is developed for people who are already professionals and not beginners because the learning curve is broad and lacks support for webapps as if it were NetBeans.
- It needs to be more intuitive and it would be nice to add more add-ons and tutorials to help beginners.
May 11, 2018
Eclipse is awesome!
I have used it as the main IDE to develop products in java and jsf - primefaces and jsp, the truth is a very powerful IDE which can be integrated with several technologies, for example when working with continuous integration there are very useful plugins such as may task incubator integration with git directly in the IDE, it has the facility to create Maven projects, the truth is very complete.
It has many versions which you can choose to work with, there are also many IDE's that are based on Eclipse, which allows working with several environments, and which can be oriented to different types and technologies. The large number of plugins that it has allows you to configure in a flexible way for your workspace.
It has many versions which you can choose to work with, there are also many IDE's that are based on Eclipse, which allows working with several environments, and which can be oriented to different types and technologies. The large number of plugins that it has allows you to configure in a flexible way for your workspace.
- can be integrated with continuous integration
- supports different types of programming languages
- supports different servers
- perform unit tests with JUnit quickly using a plugins
- it's very heavy
- it embraces a lot with the servers and you have to run a lot of clean and build
- some configurations are very cumbersome
February 26, 2018
Easy to install, open source essential developing tool
Eclipse is used in my organization by me and by all the web developers that work here, except for one that prefers brackets. I am not sure about other departments using the same software, but I assume they use it as well. We use is basically to edit the code in the websites we manage, which are a section of the school of medicine.
- Color coding, I love it.
- The eclipse forums where you can ask for help.
- The templates that come with it. Really helpful.
- The start time when first initiated.
February 22, 2018
Most Advanced and Open IDE to mostly all Developers
We use Eclipse as our main IDE for all our Consultancy services. Eclipse is used as well for our main commercially distributed products: Bonita BPM , Talend ESB and OpenKM. We develop JEE apps, Restful Web Services, SOAP Web Services among others.
- Easy to Install and configure.
- Most expandable with modules and plugins.
- Evolve fast as new technologies appears.
- The community around Eclipse is very helpful.
- Although the latest version has high DPI screen compatibility, I think it could be better.
- Needs faster startup time from cold boot.
- Needs to update the icon library, since it looks out dated.
February 01, 2018
Powerful Open-Source IDE
We were evaluating different types of software for a client and some on the short list of software we were evaluating were using eclipse as their development platform as well as their business-facing application. In short, they were using Eclipse for both dev and client. The reason why they used Eclipse is that they wanted to develop on Java and Eclipse is friendly to that programming language, however, the UI was very difficult to use on Eclipse.
- Eclipse is very Java-friendly so developing applications on Eclipse has many handy tools for that purpose
- Eclipse is open-source so if you don't like something, someone has a fix for it. Or you can change it!
- Eclipse is widely used so if you have experience with Eclipse, you're likely to run into it again.
- Some of the UI controls are difficult to use. For example, there have been instances where I could barely see the UI controls, and there was no way to enlarge them. Which was frustrating.
- Eclipse itself has a learning curve to it. If this is your first real IDE, you should take some time to learn all the controls to get the most out of Eclipse.
- In the past, graphic rendering can take a long time depending on how fast your computer is. My computer is quite capable but sometimes still Eclipse performance issues.
January 30, 2018
A review has no name
I use eclipse within my department to research the most efficient web development programs and henceforth create the best strategy going forward.
- Code Completion
- Refactoring
- Syntax Checking
- It has a steep learning curve
- A sophisticated IDE is not the best tool for beginning programmers within an organisation.
- It will not fix bad code, practices, or design
October 26, 2017
Eclipse easy and good
We use it to develop Machine Learning software.
We also use it to develop Selenium Automation test scripts.
Eclipse provides the environment to develop, debug and launch our software.
It is user friendly and robust.
It loads well. We also use the advanced version IntelliJ Idea for developing the Deep learning applications.
We also use it to develop Selenium Automation test scripts.
Eclipse provides the environment to develop, debug and launch our software.
It is user friendly and robust.
It loads well. We also use the advanced version IntelliJ Idea for developing the Deep learning applications.
- Provide code trace.
- Provide save and restore of sessions.
- Provide keyword suggestions.
- Provide debugging help.
- Merge projects
- Distributed deployment (avoids memory requirements).
- Run time dynamics display.
March 27, 2017
Eclipse Luna Review
Eclipse is being used by several of our developers to write and update scripts. I specifically use it to maintain code in our Salesforce.com org. We've had issues with the built in Developer Console in Salesforce and Eclipse allows simple integration and code development, maintenance, and deployments.
- Integration with external repositories, e.g. Salesforce. Allows for seamless development and maintenance.
- Code validation and error handling are fairly robust.
- Deployment and implementation are just a few clicks, which makes everyone's lives easier and saves time.
- The UI is a bit cumbersome.
- Steep learning curve for anyone new to the IDE space.
Eclipse is used as main IDE in my whole company. It is one of the most known IDE in the world, it has a great of community of people that keep it up to date. It is open to be customized as you need, you can also crate you eclipse based tool. It's also easy to develop plugins.
- Java developing. If you start learning shortcuts you can develop very very fast
- Very extensible. Is not only easy to develop, you can create your own tools starting from that.
- Well known, it's always easy to solve problems or to find plugins that you need
- Not so reliable. It's always affected by glitches or things that don't work well. Sometime you lose time keeping doing manual refresh and other things like that
- External languages recognition. You will have tons of validation problem if your project contains javascript and/or xml code