Netbeans - A suitable IDE for getting started to java development
I am using NetBeans since my university. I use this IDE for java related project development for smaller pet projects. For smaller …
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NetBeans is a free and open source platform and integrated development environment (IDE).
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I would say NetBeans only shines when it comes to smaller projects. I prefer using Eclipse and Intellij over NetBeans when it comes to developing larger projects.
June 29, 2022
Netbeans for java code
Netbeans is great as a stand-alone java ide and for compiling your java code. The platform provides easy access to better make use of your repos. Between the other ide, NetBeans is easier for us to integrate with android SDK. The only problem is the UI and for all other code needs, you just use visual studio code.
June 28, 2022
Best open source IDE for Java
IBM Rational Application Developer and IntelliJ IDEA are great with hell lot of features packed into the product and are subscription based. However, most of the features they were providing were moot from my organization's business perspective and the cost was expensive. Eclipse is an opensource product with great features, but is difficult to configure and use as compared to NetBeans. One of the frustrating issues we faced with Eclipse was its slowness while saving a file.
http://https//stackoverflow.com/questions/40166270/eclipse-neon-pathetically-slow
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January 09, 2022
A Powerful Tool for building enterprise Java applications
Netbeans has a larger number of plugins than Eclipse does which makes development easier. It provides a lot of support for enterprise Java based applications. It has a powerful user interface which makes it easier to navigate through the software. It provides support for the latest Java standards. Building tools with plugins and debugging is a lot easier with netbeans.
April 05, 2021
A Good Open Source Software Development IDE.
NetBeans is open source and is freely available to use making it economical compared to Visual Studio IDE. It is fast compared to Visual Studio IDE. More Diversified Libraries are available with NetBeans to work on as compared to the Eclipse IDE. It can be used even by novices very easily.
April 23, 2020
A Great IDE for Java Devepolers
- Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA
It is supported primarily by Oracle and is free. This is a very important plus. Also, many things come embedded. You don't have to worry about adding library or framework. Finally, one of my favorite features is you can design the interface with drag and drop. This feature is not available in other IDEs.
November 21, 2019
NetBeans - an open source IDE done right
IntelliJ IDEA is more feature-rich and has professional support available, but comes with increased licensing costs.
Eclipse is widely used, and some of our developers still prefer Eclipse over NetBeans. However, developers spend more time working around IDE bugs when using Eclipse, and have a more difficult time getting started with it.
Atom is another great open source solution, but it doesn't offer some of the in-depth features with debugging and framework support that the other IDEs include.
August 12, 2019
The best for web development
The biggest pro of NetBeans for us is that it is free and open-source, and this is why we decided to go with it over other similar products.
February 11, 2019
Recommended Best IDE - NetBeans
- Sublime Text
- Notepad++
- Atom
Net beans is way better editor IDE than any other software. It is more advanced and more stable. The only problem with net beans is it consumes more resources of laptop / computer than any other editor. Sublime also supports multiple languages like NetBeans but it has a lot less functionality than NetBeans which could be used while creating and working on new projects. NetBeans supports Git and other plugins helping on the project flow correctly.
January 23, 2019
NetBeans Review
- Eclipse, Sublime Text, gedit, UltraEdit, CoffeeCup HTML Editor, CoffeeCup Responsive Email Designer, BlueFish and Brackets
Formatting becomes easy. File navigation becomes easy. Can compile code in IDE itself.
January 19, 2019
If you are developer, install NetBeans now...!
- Atom, Sublime Text, Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio Code and Notepad++
All above mentioned is good for web development and Netbeans is an IDE which can do a lot more than normal text editors. File navigation is also easy in Netbeans.
November 29, 2018
NetBeans, everything you need for Java
NetBeans holds its own in comparison to other IDEs. Versus IntelliJ and Eclipse, it's a matter of preference and familiarity.
September 11, 2018
NetBeans: Best free and open-source software for development
- Bigger out-of-box experience. There are a few flavors of the IDE, those being a set of bundled plug-ins already bundled based on technology (C, Java SE, Java EE, PHP, etc.). Even if you pick the wrong one, you can get what you need by creating or opening a project. User-friendly interface. Since it's done by Oracle, it has support for newer Java versions earlier than any other IDE. This is important if you want to live on the bleeding edge of technology. After version 5.0, the platform is pretty stable and upgrading is seamless. I prefer NetBeans because it's a small software package, clear and easy to use. You will have everything you need for fast developing and debugging.
September 01, 2018
Best open source IDE
NetBeans is free, open source and offers a lot of open source plugins. If you don't have money to invest in a proprietary IDE, you can use NetBeans as the main IDE. Also, it's backed up by a great community and Apache so you know that it will receive upgrades and updates to make it a better tool.
There is a lot of documentation and videos to learn how to use this tool.
August 08, 2018
NetBeans IDE for Java Developers
NetBeans goes with other IDE's in market like Eclipse, Rational Application Development and more.
I prefer NetBeans since it's a lighter version than RAD and Eclipse for building/developing Java and J2EE applications. It also has dynamic support for JavaScript, HTML, PHP.
Also NetBeans like other products comes with inbuilt build process plugins like Maven, SVN which is really helpful and ease build process.
I prefer NetBeans since it's a lighter version than RAD and Eclipse for building/developing Java and J2EE applications. It also has dynamic support for JavaScript, HTML, PHP.
Also NetBeans like other products comes with inbuilt build process plugins like Maven, SVN which is really helpful and ease build process.
August 08, 2018
Excellent integrated development environment
I have been using NetBeans for many years and I am very comfortable with it. NetBeans is a Java IDE and for different languages ​​such as PHP, Javascript, JavaFX, C / C ++, etc. unlike Eclipse, which is more useful only for Java. NetBeans helps the developer to develop their product more efficiently and quickly. One of the best things I like for NetBeans is that it is open source, and the source of the NetBeans IDE and NetBeans platform is available so that anyone can reuse it in terms and policies.
November 20, 2017
Why Use NetBeans for PHP?
- sublime and notepad plus plus
It provides way to go to object or method declaration from its instance or next occurrence of object anywhere in the code. Also, it bundles difference checking and code version repos like svn, git and mercury. It almost have everything you need in development of your software.
November 13, 2017
Netbeans gives you the power to develop
- Dreamweaver and Visual Studio IDE
Easy to use. Not really proprietary to a single vendor or language.
March 21, 2017
NetBeans - Great JAVA IDE
Both are very good IDE's especially for Java. Both have great integrations. I chose NetBeans because of the better integration with Glassfish.
March 07, 2017
Simple but effective
NetBeans is easier to use. It has a simpler UI and it's more similar with other IDEs than Eclipse. I never liked Eclipse's workspace concept, with NetBeans you just have projects. Overall I would say using NetBeans requires less learning since it's UI is more logical and you can find things where you expect them to be.
September 02, 2016
NetBeans for the PHP developer
- Eclipse and Notepad++
I originally began coding with Eclipse, but found debugging to be difficult to implement; switched to NetBeans and never really looked back. When coding for specific projects (for instance Android or a Java class ) Eclipse seems to have a better foothold on integration of multiple program types. I prefer the clean interface, project setup and reuse of NetBeans over Eclipse. Some of this might be familiarity, but I have a hard time finding how to do xx in Eclipse that I commonly do in Netbeans.
For pure text based coding, Notepad++ can not really be beat. I regularly keep it running and use its powerful find/replace dialog that hovers over my work. I love the Alt-click column select and tend to use it as a clipboard to fix code outside Netbeans and paste it back in. This allows me to use the strengths of each program.
Netbeans is free, which allows me to get my work done without having to get IT or accounting involved to get new versions and use the program. The user base is large and program updates seem to address any potential bugs, although I have only occasionally encountered bugs.