Software needed for Java Development ?

Question

I want to develop these applications on Win XP SP2.
Please tell me the difference between these IDE's - Gel, Eclipse, JCreator, BlueJ, NetBeans. Do we need Java Compiler with all of these or it is included with the IDE. I wish to develop JAVA, JSP & EJB programs, which IDE is best for it?
Also tell which application server will I need for EJB?
How do you compare WebLogic, WebSphere & JBoss?
Is there any free application server available?
I already have Tomcat Web Server for JSP/Servlets.

Answer 1

i used jcreator as a student. it is not user friendly but it would help you understand the basics. professionally i used eclipse and it has lots of helpful functions. it even has an autocomplete where in you do not have to type the entire word of the method. it also has plug ins to star and stop tomcat. can help you debug, and lots more. i believe eclipse and netbeans are used a lot in IT companies

Answer 2

Eclipse or NetBean for IDEs. Either is fine. You need to do a little bit more work with Eclipse since you need to download couples of plug-in. With Netbean you have the bundles which includes Netbean and couples of J2EE plugins.



As for the application server, Sun has their own reference Application Server which is Application Server (the version i use is 8.2). It's good for study purposes. I've heard that WebLogic, WebSphere and JBoss are more sophisticated solutions. But says WebSphere, you need to pay for the license (which is loads of money), JBoss is open source. But for start i think better stick with Sun Application Server.

Answer 3

Not much difference. I used most of these while I was studying and they all perform the same functions. If I had to choose one I would say go with JCreator. Dunno why, I just liked it a little better (I did most of my coding in TextPad which is like notepad but with colours).



As for your other questiong, sorry, I can't help you out there. Good luck tho

Answer 4

Eclipse is HUGE, SLOW, free and has Java, J2EE flavors shipped along with it.



JCreator is small, fast but Paid, You can get fully functional 30 day evaluation.

Answer 5

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3. Does that plus a whole lot more. You can use a bit torrent to download it. Awesome program. User friendly

Answer 6

have you ever tried downloading the completed offline installer version extremely than the web installer? Do you have permission to keep the report to the itemizing which you try to keep it in?