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Eclipse is a free and open source integrated development environment (IDE).

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The most common users of Eclipse are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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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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November 28, 2018

Eclipse review

Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
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Eclipse is used across my organization. Code Completion is the main feature, instead of digging through documentation you should be able to tab your way through methods and save yourself a lot of writing.
  • Global Find and Replace is no replacement for good refactoring support, that starts with renaming functions, variables, classes.
  • Syntax Checking, helping you out with writing correct code while you type.
  • Pressing ALT+F8 to start a transaction (like SE11 for data dictionary) takes forever, if it has to “search” for it.
  • (Implicit) Enhancements are impossible.
The only REALLY nice and productivity increasing feature (for me) I have found so far: using quick fix to create a new method. Can’t activate an include used in more than one main program.
  • Error debugging is easy, you can easily navigate to Error line.
  • Organizing your imports.
  • All files can be viewed and managed at same screen.
Eclipse looks better (though this is a matter of taste). All this fuss about SWT and native controls was worth it. Eclipse looks like a solid well thought-out application with pretty fonts and icons, while IDEA at first glance looks like a stunt toy with lame hack icons and awkward Swing interface.
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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Eclipse is being used to develop the Client Web Application at my workplace, where we create CRM for a lot of Canadian and other financial institutions. We have developed our own layer that we use on top of Eclipse to help us get the most of eclipse and simplifying our business process. It helps the developers to develops features in various modules easily and also helps the QA to test the patches on the go without waiting for the latest code to be deployed to the main branch. The projects can be easily stored over Git, which makes it accessible to the desired people with a good level of security. The feature that allows you to use different servers at the same time saves a lot time and resources.
  • The JUnit tests are really handy when it comes to testing the code before pushing it.
  • Easy integration with GIT.
  • Writing Automation scripts has been simplified in Eclipse, you can import external JAR files to add a lot more functionalities and POM to import the unknown JARs into the project.
  • Plugin support is excellent.
  • It is pretty hard to install in a MacOS.
  • It is a pretty heavy program and the initial installation is a little hard
  • At times, a lot of temporary files are created while running a program, these files have to be regularly cleaned.
  • Plugin Support is great, but is a a bit tricky as you might end up getting an error that would take a few hours to troubleshoot.
Eclipse is so far the best IDE we have used for developing web applications and writing automation scripts. It might not be the best IDE present in the market, but it has a huge community support, which means that would can always find solution to your problems in one of the forums. I is compatible with many other languages, but it works the best with Java, therefore if you are planning to use Java as your primary language, do try out Eclipse.
Moreover, it is available for free, so do give it a try before getting the premium version.
It does have some flaws, like it slows at times and needs to be restarted, but it has really made the development process easier in our organization.
  • It has surely accelerated the development process as we follow Agile methodology at work, and Eclipse has made it easier for different people to work on different features at the same time and integration everything in the end towards the end of the sprint.
  • I don't think there has been any negative impact on the business so far.
We compared Eclipse primarily with IntelliJ, and the thing we liked about Eclipse was the support for plugins which makes it really customizable. The other features that we liked were the multitasking, filtering and debugging which are very carefully designed by keeping in mind the needs of a development process which catered our needs for design analysis, development, implementation, development and testing. Also, the wide us of Eclipse all over the world and the community support was another main reason to select Eclipse.
Mostly developers, QAs, Technical Writers
The IT technical support guys are available for Eclipse Support, but before reaching them, individuals tend to solve the issues on their own or ask for help from the peer, as most of the issues can be solved by going to the online community support for eclipse which makes its easier to solve any Eclipse-related issues.
  • Develop application
  • Test Application
  • Document the application
  • Adding a layer over Eclipse to create our in-house development framework which is customized in a way to make the development and testing of the product really easier.
  • We are now developing a new framework to make the automation testing quicker by trying to find dynamic locators automatically with our application and using them in our automation scripts.
  • We are in discussions about introducing AI into our development process
I love this product, what makes it one of the best tool out in the market is its ability to function with a wide range of languages.
The online community support is superb, so you are never stuck on an issue.
The customization is endless, you can keep adding plugins or jars for more functionalities as per your requirements.
It's Free !!!
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