Good Java tools?

EagleFan · 02-22-2012, 10:08 PM

I am looking to get back into programming and was thinking about jumping into Java as I guess that is still the most universal of languages to use.

I have not been looking into this for a while so searches are revealing way too many options and I don't know which may be good and which may not be, or even what version to go with for that matter.

Basically, I am looking for some recomendations for good progamming tools to try.

Any recomendations?

Thanks in advance.

cartman · 02-22-2012, 10:10 PM

Eclipse is a pretty good IDE to use to get back into the swing of things.

EagleFan · 02-22-2012, 10:17 PM

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

Other suggestions are also appreciated and welcomed.

Lonnie · 02-22-2012, 10:20 PM

I have been taking a Java course on ITunes U that is free. They use a version of Eclipse for that course.

The ITunes U course is called Programming Methodology. It is free through Stanford's Engineering Everywhere program. Looks like you can just watch the lectures directly from Stanford as well.

Stanford School of Engineering - Stanford Engineering Everywhere

Matthean · 02-22-2012, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

Eclipse is a pretty good IDE to use to get back into the swing of things.

+1. I also use a variant for PHP.

TargetPractice6 · 02-22-2012, 11:03 PM

Eclipse is open source so it's always going to be one of the more feature rich IDEs out there. I use IntelliJ IDEA at work and like it as well. It's a bit more refined than Eclipse IMO, but I haven't used the free version and I'm not sure it's good enough to warrant paying anything when Eclipse is free.

If you have a background in Java and you're looking to get started quickly I recommend checking out the Groovy language. It's a scripting language that's backwards compatible with Java. It streamlines the language by removing much of the boilerplate and adding some cool new features. There's a also a decent web framework (Grails) if you're at all interested in building a website. If you're really wanting to do web development though I'd probably just recommend ditching the Java route all together and going with Ruby on Rails.

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02-22-2012, 10:20 PM	#4
Lonnie High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Midlothian, TX	I have been taking a Java course on ITunes U that is free. They use a version of Eclipse for that course. The ITunes U course is called Programming Methodology. It is free through Stanford's Engineering Everywhere program. Looks like you can just watch the lectures directly from Stanford as well. Stanford School of Engineering - Stanford Engineering Everywhere __________________ Lonnie

02-22-2012, 11:03 PM	#6
TargetPractice6 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lexington, KY	Eclipse is open source so it's always going to be one of the more feature rich IDEs out there. I use IntelliJ IDEA at work and like it as well. It's a bit more refined than Eclipse IMO, but I haven't used the free version and I'm not sure it's good enough to warrant paying anything when Eclipse is free. If you have a background in Java and you're looking to get started quickly I recommend checking out the Groovy language. It's a scripting language that's backwards compatible with Java. It streamlines the language by removing much of the boilerplate and adding some cool new features. There's a also a decent web framework (Grails) if you're at all interested in building a website. If you're really wanting to do web development though I'd probably just recommend ditching the Java route all together and going with Ruby on Rails.

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