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I have been told that Eclipse is a good tool for programming in certain languages. Is Eclipse recommended for Java programming? If so, what is the recommended Eclipse Package to DL for Java Programming at a university student level?

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  • Please refer below link: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/152691/is-eclipse-the-best-ide-for-java – kandarp Mar 23 '12 at 16:44
  • Please follow below link: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/152691/is-eclipse-the-best-ide-for-java – kandarp Mar 23 '12 at 16:45

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Eclipse is very well suited for java programming. In fact, it is one of the two major free tools. The other one is netbeans. The eclipse universe contains a lot more than java and it has, in my opinion, a broader scope than netbeans. To start you can use

http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-developers/indigosr2

which is especially for java developers.

At our university we start in the first term with another environment for learning java, with BlueJ. It has a much simpler user interface and it is better suited when you learn your first programming language.

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Eclipse IDE for Java Developers is good for you as a starter

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You can start with "eclipse classic" (get it here). You will also need a JDK. Another nice IDE to try is netbeans.

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