Java

Development Environment
By

Rajanikanth B

www.btechsmartclass.com
Choosing Java Development Environment
• Create source code

• We can use any text editor like notepad, Edit+,…..

• Many java integrated development environments also available

• Which Operating System?

• Some only work on Mac

• Some only work on Windows

• Many are cross-platform (work on any OS)

• Free or Paid?

• Some of the development environments are free in the market

• Paid options can include advanced features

Only on Mac OS
• Xcode

• Free from Mac App Store

• Best for small scale projects

• BBEdit and TextWrangler

• Syntax coloring, function scanning

• Not a Java specialist IDE

• Requires paid license, TextWrangler is free

• www.barebones.com
Only on Windows OS
• JCreator

• Free (JCreator LE) and paid (JCreator Pro)

• Similar interface to the TextPad

• Light-weight, Fast startup…

• www.jcreator.com

• TextPad

• Shareware

• Best for small scale projrcts

• www.textpad.com
Free Cross-Platform Java IDE’s
• NetBeans

• Created by Sun Microsystems

• Also supports C, C++, PHP

• www.netbeans.org

• Eclipse

• Open source and free

• Android developer tools also built for Eclipse

• www.eclipse.org
Free Cross-Platform Java IDE’s with Paid License
• IntelliJ Idea

• Community (free) and Ultimate (paid) editions

• Has its own support for Android development

• www.jetbrains.com/idea/

• JBuilder

• Originally created by Borland

• Designed for Enterprise-level development

• www.embarcadero.com/products/jbuilder
Next…. Eclipse Overview