Simple but effective
March 07, 2017
Simple but effective
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with NetBeans
It's used for Java programming primarily by members of software development department. It's also used by some consultants for small tasks. It helps with the development of software and completing of tasks that require Java language to be used.
- Maven integration, easy to create and open projects without external plugins.
- Available plugins, they are easy to install and there are lot of plugins that improve usage.
- Good UI, clean but has lot of information. Easy to get started with.
- Gradle integration requires third party plugin.
- Speed. Code completion could be faster. You often have to wait until the IDE comes up with suggestions.
- Sometimes IDE has to be restarted until it removes "red underlines" from UI. It doesn't seem to always refresh properly after code has been corrected.
- It has had a positive impact on getting tasks done on time because of features and plugins that remove the need of spending time on configuration tasks.
- It's free but still comes with all the needed features. No need to spend time on getting licenses.
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.