From Ken_li http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_722532880102v2ba.html
Java is currently the most popular software development language, its IDE environment has been the focus of developers, the IDE can greatly improve the development speed.
First, Intellij idea
This is a very good commercial Java IDE development tool, is very suitable for the development of EE, the latest version of the current is 6.02. IDEA has the official release version has integrated the Ant, JS, Tomcat, WebLogic, CVS, SVN client, jsp/html/xml and other plug-ins, support for the Jsp/html/js/java code formatting, smart tips error, powerful debugging tools, It is easy to debug JSP, EJB, Java code, support multiple JDK, multiple app server flexible configuration configuration, support the construction of ant script. Through the plugin extension, idea can meet all of your development needs from J2ME, J2SE, and Java EE, her body only 50-60m. Idea is a commercial software, registration fees for the general developers are also high, full English version, no one guide to get started slower!
Second, Eclipse
This may have been the most popular and popular Java development tool since the beginning of 05. The advantages are many updates fast, code intelligence, ant build, Cvs/svn/cc/cq/junit ... Fully integrated, with a large number of plug-ins, completely free, Chinese version, get started relatively fast. Shortcomings are also very obvious, install plug-in trouble, plug-in version requirements more stringent, a large number of plug-ins will become very slow after installation. Eclipse is a great Java development tool, but it's still not as good as a 50 m-body idea!
Third, JBuilder
Since eclipse has been on fire, JBuilder is no longer the scene. JBuilder, the most popular Java development tool before 04, is fast-to-use and well-suited for developing GUI graphical interfaces and ejbs, and efficiency is difficult to compare with other development tools today. However, due to the JBuilder price, the update is too slow (especially for the JDK and app server is always slow), the user and the market is not enough flexibility will eventually not face the forgotten ending, although now JBuilder still struggling, but from 2005 version, 2006, Until the recent 2007, few people have been asked. If you want to quickly develop AWT, swing applications, it is highly recommended that you use JBuilder.
Iv. Netbean
Sun's masterpiece, completely free, has a lot of plugins, similar to eclipse, but the startup is too slow, memory-intensive, and no eclipse popular, but the development of Java, and the Java Web can also, overall performance, not as good as eclipse.
Wu, JCreator
is a small business Java IDE tool, the advantages of C + + developed, fast, 3.5 version after the ant support comparison, The latest version is 4.0, with the advantage of a small memory footprint and a flexible configuration of the JDK, but the overall functionality is still weak compared to the free Eclipse and Nebbean. There is a free version, suitable for beginners. Similar to JCreator and Jpod, has faded out of the historical stage, no longer introduced.
Popular Java IDE Tools Big Battle [turn]