Java IDE's - Choices, choices, choices.

Hey, I'm new to java and I hate having to program with notepad. So I got myself a trial version of Borland JBuilder. Boy, was that a bad experience. What I'm looking for is a simple program to help me get started with Java (auto formatting, pretty colors, etc). Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

Actually I found JBuilder 6 personal pretty nice.
You can try Sun's Forte for java community edtion for free.
You can take Visual Cafe for a spin - which is nice too.
http://www.webgain.com/products/visual_cafe/
and you can just use ultra edit with a java extention - just for editing - not compiling and stuff.
http://www.ultraedit.com/downloads/index.html.
And don't bother with VJ++ it really sucks.

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Background: I have a Choice field passed down from a Content Type Hub to a content type used in a Document Library in another site collection. This choice column has a lot of 'choice entries' (<Choice 1>, <Choice 2>
etc....). These entries will probably increase or possibly change in time. A colleague is writing a simple front end solution that uses a separate SQL backend which requires to know the 'choice entries'.
Issue: So as to have the most up to date list of 'choices', the colleague has a requirement to 'look at' or export these choice entries from the SharePoint backend - and is asking for the sql table where they
are held.
I am aware that being touchy-feely with the back-end is not a good idea, but out of interest have done some research into the table location but have made no progress so far.
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1) Can the values be directly 'read' from the SQL backend and if so how?
2) Is there a better way to achieve this that is straightforward?
Many thanks in advance for any time and thought put into this issue
Jason

1. No.
2. to perform a "live" lookup, the SQL way, would require an ODBC or ADO.Net to SharePoint adapter, which could be used as a Linked Server within SQL. This is BEYOND impractical.
3. the BETTER approach would be to use something like a PowerShell script to pull the choices into a SQL database, which would be run on a scheduled task.
4. Alternatively, depending on how the CHOICE field was defined for use, it may be possible to change the column from being a CHOICE field to being a BCS ("external data") field, and point it to some external database table that can also be used
by this other thing... there are implications that may suggest that this approach is NOT desirable, but it may be worth considering
it should also be pointed out, that as far as integration goes, best practice is to NOT perform direct lookups across systems... integrated data points should be REPLICATED to a LOCAL copy, as to ensure that the related data is using relationships local
to the database. By doing so, if the remote system ever changes, the only change is in the integration... any application that's doing the lookup (using the LOCAL copy), or queries that utilize relationships (such as JOINs) will still continue working fine
(albeit they may be using outdated data until the integration is updated).
Scott Brickey
MCTS, MCPD, MCITP
www.sbrickey.com
Strategic Data Systems - for all your SharePoint needs

Looking for the BEST java IDE

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thanks in Advance...

Both of these IDEs are very solid pieces of software each with their own advantages.
JBuilder is similar to most other java IDEs. It takes less time to become productive in JBuilder than it will take in Visual Age because Visual Age takes a non-standard approach to java development. Be sure to look at a recent version of JBuilder because early version support for remote debugging was very poor.
Visual Age has some of the most advanced java development features of any IDE I've ever used. The downside of this functionality is that it takes quite a bit of time to get accustomed to the IDE. Visual Age doesn't use files like most other IDEs opting instead to provide a completely separate archiving mechanism called a Repository.
If you're looking for something that will take very little time to learn, JBuilder is the better choice. It doesn't have as many features as Visual Age but it's also a lot more like most IDEs and has just about everything most java projects will need.
If you're team is composed primarily of Sr. developers and you're willing to take the time to learn the IDE, Visual Age is well worth the investment. It's a pain to learn but once you learn it you won't want to go back to file based development.
Of course, if you're looking for something between these 2 in terms of features and complexity, download the community edition of forte and give it a whirl.

Java IDE Security Issues

I'm evaluating Java IDE's. My boss wants me to evaluate IDE security issues. I can't think of any issues, or how an IDE can have anything to do with security, but didn't want to sweep it under the rug without asking all of you security experts.
Are there any security concerns when selecting a Java IDE?

Yeah, you confirmed what I already knew I suppose.
Unfortunately, I know nothing if this organization, as
I'm only consulting. The management here INSISTS that
security be addressed, but I think it's out of scope
for Java IDE selection. Thanks!In that context, things like "supports HTTPS and ssh access for remote development" may be exactly what they're looking for. It lets managers say "Yes we considered security in making this purchase, and yes the developers of this tool take security seriously." Doesn't mean that security is ever going to impact the actual use of the product.
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I'm using 2.0.1. It's not a plugin - look at \Source\Externalize Strings... menu.
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Project properties
Paths
Required libries
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Java IDEs

Hello,
I am interested in getting some feedback on java IDEs. Is the Eclipse, Sun Studio, or Netbeans IDE better for developing desktop, web, and mobile java applications.
Secondly, are the books available at bookstores on IDEs like the Netbeans Field Guide worth the money, or is the online user's guide better?
Lastly, what are some good books on developing GUI's?
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Secondly, are the books available at bookstores on IDEs like the Netbeans Field Guide worth the money, or is the online user's guide betterYou generally use an IDE to make your life easier. It is not science, most if not all functions will speak for themselves. The question that remains is "is this and that possible?" When you see yourself faced with that question, use the help and if that fails: there is always google.
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Java IDE Netbeans does not open

After upgrading to Mountain Lion OS X 10.8 Java IDE Netbeans 7.0 does not open anymore.
I've also tried to install latest Netbeans version 7.2, but installation is denied.
How to overcome this issue?

Hi,
I've solved the issue. My fault, Java SE 6 was not activated after changing to Mountain Lion. When I checked the Java-Settings in the utility programs folder the system told me to install Java SE 6 first, which I did by clicking the ok-button.
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Simple Object Modelling and Java IDE for OSX?

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Light weight Java IDE needed linux only

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I'm looking for a light weight java ide that will run on linux. An editor with some basic options such as auto-compelte like in jbuilder and eclipse, doesn't have to have a gui designer but would be nice if it could handle packages and such. I'm running 128 mb of ram RDRAM and a p4 1.3 ghz and i'm getting tired of all these ide's not responding every 3 minutes. Could someone please recommend a light ide for java??
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I mean why can't you use Eclipse?With only a 128MB of RAM Eclipse is going to struggle. I would second the other posters suggestion of looking at JEdit. But the OP might want to splurge and buy some more RAM, regardless of what editor they end up using.

What java IDE is the best one?

What java IDE is best ?
What java IDE are you using?

I agree that you should decide on what you want your IDE to do.
How important is a GUI builder?
Do you need support for, say Java Server Faces?
Do you frequently work with XML files?
etc, etc.
That being sad: IntelliJ Idea ist the best in many areas, the most important one being usability. This sounds like a small deal, but as each and every feature is very-well implemented, it really boosts productivity.
Currently it falls short in some areas, like support for Java Server Faces.
"dingfelder": Where did you get these numbers from? Last I know, Idea was the third most used IDE.
Also "quantity of users" is as good a criteria as the checksum of it's installer file.
There's a saying in german that literally translates too "Eat sh*t - milliions of flies can't err." Sorry for the french, but you get the Idea I hope.
Oh no, I can't believe that I posted on yet another "what IDE is best" thread. And even more so in a forum that should deal with other stuff.
David001, I hope you're not simply a troll.

JAVA IDE options for development against OAS and Oracle8i

I'm wondering whether JDeveloper is the only Java IDE option
when developing Java apps for deployment on OAS and Oracle8i.
Is it possible to use VisualCaf or Jbuilder instead and how
does these tools compare to JDeveloper?
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Jesper Bech Petersen (guest) wrote:
: I'm wondering whether JDeveloper is the only Java IDE option
: when developing Java apps for deployment on OAS and Oracle8i.
: Is it possible to use VisualCaf or Jbuilder instead and how
: does these tools compare to JDeveloper?
JDeveloper2 provides a natural coupling to OAS and 8i which no
other tools offer. The Connection Manager, Oracle's InfoBus
beans, Info Form wizards, CORBA definition wizards, deployment
wizards for 8i etc. are all there to tie the suite together.
I used JBuilder with 8i813beta well before JDev2Beta was
released for Web Server Applications/CORBA. 8i provides a
number of command line utilities(loadjava, dropjava, publish,
sess_sh etc) to perform the deployment of CORBA objects. JDev2
are essentially calling those utilities but wrapped around a GUI.
You can certainly use other tools but you will probably discover
some critical features are missing. Features such as SQLJ
support and a light weight servlet engine for debugging servlets
are well worth it.
One thing I hope Oracle would address is remote debugging of
Java in the Database(either JSProcs/CORBA objects). You can
certainly debug CORBA objects outside the database using
Visibroker/OSAgent but this means you have to change a lot of
code for debugging b/c Visibroker doesn't support sess_iiop nor
AuroraJTS.
DEV TEAM ARE YOU LISTENING!!!<g>
There are a number of other concerns that I've listed in a
post "heavy IIOP issues - 8i/408" but nobody has responded to
that and probably never will.
I think JDev3 with OBC4J will offer further encouragement to
move away from other dev tools though. Depending on whether
your organisation will take advantage of this new enterprise app
framework you may not need to make the move. I dont know I
haven't used it but I'm waiting in anticipation. I'd be
interested in hearing what the beta testers are saying about the
speed issues!
rgds ash
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Urgent Please........!!!! Java IDE

Can anyone tell Excellant JAVA IDE with Runtime Program Tracing

I've worked on Forte, JDeveloper, and JBuilder5 in the last month or so. All are free and all are similar enough that you can get started quite easily.
I never did manage to get debugging working properly on the latest Forte (on WIn98) but it was probably my fault,
JBuilder5 is the tops on my list. I think you have to pay for some of the nicer debugging options (member change breakpoints, member watches) but I could be wrong. One of the nicest environments I've ever worked in.

Working Java IDE for Intel-based Mac?

Apparently Rosetta has big problems with the Java virtual machine, so my beloved Borland JBuilder crashes on startup (on my iMac Core Duo), despite working beautifully on my PowerBook.
Looking for a replacement, I found this apple website:
http://developer.apple.com/tools/eclipse.html
which enthusiastically endorses an IDE called "Eclipse" for Java development on the Mac. So I downloaded it, but it too crashes on startup. Is Apple planning to fix these fairly severe Rosetta problems? Otherwise, are there any reasonable Java IDE's out there that Intel-based macs are capable of running?
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Hello Mike,
yes you are right.
The Bug #98889, deals with the Eclipse on Intel-Mac problem, since June, 8th 2005 and it works great.
I took the https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/attachment.cgi?id=33023 attachement (SWT 3219) and placed
- eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.swt.carbon.macosx.ppc_3.2.0.jar
instead of
- eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.swt.carbon.macosx.ppc_3.1.1.jar
That was all I have to do.
After the installation, you got an eclipse which runs at an incredible speed I never saw before - even on Windows-native machines at work!
Remark: There will also be an org.eclipse.swt.carbon.macosx.ppc_3.2.0 directory extracted which you should put into the plugins - directory.
I use a stable 3.1 version with this patch and everything works fine.
~ Markus

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Vi bindings in a Java IDE?

I'm a die-hard vi user, but w/ 1.4+ I'm looking for editior help in method and field completion, the number of classes I feel has reached critical mass for memorization. I have looked almost everywhere, but with no success: Is there a Java IDE or editor with method/field completion that has vi editing bindings?

Possibly jEdit. http://www.jedit.org/
jEdit has a vi plugin which is supposed to provide some vi keybindings. I'm not a vi person so I can't comment on that.
jEdit also has a few plugins that are supposed to handle code completion. I've never had any luck getting them to work or work well, but I know there are people who do use them. Code completion for me is not very important so I can't say that I've tried very hard to use them.
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