Eclipse: Grand Old IDE
October 11, 2021
Eclipse: Grand Old IDE
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Eclipse
Eclipse is used in [the] software development department by developers that need to write code in Java programming language. As it's an integrated development environment (IDE), it speeds up the code writing and compilation processes by having features that assist with tasks that developers have to deal with daily, like code completion and unit testing.
- Unit testing
- Eclipse Marketplace
- Code completion
- UI should be modernized and could be more user friendly
- Using workspaces could be voluntary
- Installable addon software
- Reliable
- Updated often, well supported
- Great IDE for developers for free
- Speeds up development processes
- Most new employees are already familiar with it, no training needed
Eclipse stands out with its feature set, reliability, and being completely free of charge. I have previously used NetBeans but had reliability issues with it, at least on Windows version. IDEA has modern UI and is significantly more user friendly than Eclipse; however, the free version has limited feature set, and it doesn't have the addons of Eclipse Marketplace.
Do you think Eclipse delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Eclipse's feature set?
Yes
Did Eclipse live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Eclipse go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Eclipse again?
Yes