[Seiken]

From personal experience, what's the best Java IDE out there?
I've tried TextPad and Netbeans.. they do their job. Anyone ever tried IntelliJ? What are some others?

[Emily]

I used to just use Notepad, but I had to use Eclipse at a programming camp thingy I went to, and now I really like it. It's open-source and pretty easy to use. www.eclipse.org

[fitzjj]

Eclipse is very nice and has loads of plug-ins you can get hold of for it, one of the best being a drag and drop option for swing which saves several years off developing swing applications.

if you want something a bit more lightweight i'd also recommend gel. made by a company called g-experts i believe (also free).

[yeohhs]

I like jGRASP.

[Iron_Cross]

NetBeans
JCreator
Eclipse
JBuilder
jext

All of those are nice Most are free (or have a free edition).

[MarcoRyan]

Personally, I think JBuilder is the best. Its a great approach to Java programming. Makes life simpler.

[raross]

Eclipse is what most world class college and uni's use

[nezzari]

Netbeans 5 is very good. I highly suggest it.