I'm looking for a good Java IDE

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Hey guys, I want to code in Java now. I'm looking for a Java IDE which at least has some good java documentation facility (very much like Qt Assistant for Qt)

In Qt if youre unsure of what methods/instances a class/object has you can just find out by using the documentation. is there a Java IDE with this sort of functionality?
 
Java IDE: Netbeans is the best IMHO. There is also Eclipse.

Documentation would be Java Doc which you can download. However as you type in the IDE it'll show you the Java doc for the method, class, etc.

Basically you just need to download the latest JDK and Netbeans.

What kind of development are you going to do?

If you are going
Java SE: Standard Netbeans package will do.
Java EE: Get full Netbeans that comes bundled with Glassfish and Tomcat.
Java ME: I have no experience with Java ME so can't really recommend anything
 
I use Eclipse, and find it brilliant. With regards to the documentation, it is really good as well. You install the official Java Documentation, and point Eclipse to it. In conjunction with the auto code completion you get a lot of functionality. For example, I can use the String class, and create an object of it called "Joe". I type Joe followed by a full stop, to call the method, and it lists all the possible methods available. As I type it refines the list. If I'm not sure what a method does, all I do is hover the mouse over it, and it pops up with a basic description and functionality of the method. Plus got lots of other nice features.
 
Netbeans was irritating, especially the install & uninstall. It doesn't cooperate well with other programs. Eclipse is more user friendly.
 
Thanks guys, self completion also speeds up productivity, thats a plus.

Will give Eclipse a try
 
I've used both, loved netbeans, then was 'forced' to use eclipse for work, and really love it, so simple and unbloated compared to netbeans.. plus there is a lot of plugins you can install for it.
 
Netbeans is the best free one, closely followed by eclipse (this is my opinion). Best paid i have tried is intellij.
 
Think it depends what you are used to.

We use IBM Rational Application Developer at work which is Eclipse but with better support for IBM technologies like WAS and such. I miss Netbeans everyday. Have heard from people at work that IntelliJ that it is the best by far and some guys at work have gone so far as to make IBM stuff work with IntelliJ so they can use it (which no one else does for any other IDE).

Spring Tool Suite is Eclipse also IIRC which I've used a bit, if you plan on using Spring it would be a decent choice.
MyEclipse haven't used.
 
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At the end of the day, you can't go wrong with either Netbeans or Eclipse. I've used both, and enjoyed both, but don't have a preference for either, really.
 
I guess it depends what sort of apps you would be developing. I would recommend Eclipse purely because there are ton of plugins and SDK's that you can install that make life a lot easier when developing for example GoogleAppEngine stuff, or the plugin and SDK for Android etc
 
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