Thinking to using Netbeans as an IDE for JAVA [closed]

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I am new to java and thinking to use netbeans as an IDE. Please update me that is it right choice for java intermediate developers? and is there any limitations of the using this IDE (netbeans)? Because some of my friends inform me that auto-generated code by Netbeans is read-only, not editable.

So, update me the merits and demerits of Netbeans so that I want to choose one IDE for long period of time.

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There are loads of IDEs available for Java development (Eclipse, MyEclipse, Netbeans, IntelliJ Idea, JBuilder X, etc.), and there are pros and cons to usage of all. You need to decide what's best based on your project and application requirements.

Check out this - http://faq.programmerworld.net/programming/best-java-ide-review.html - for a good info on the evaluation of these IDEs.

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If you are at very beginning of Java spend some hours with a plain text editor and the Java tools java and javac. Then use ant for building some lesson projects, still with plain text editor. If you feel comfortable with that, switch to an IDE. Not so important which one, but NB runs most things out-of-the-box. With your knowledge from the first steps you will quick understand the structure and backgrounds of the IDE's. For advanced users it is very common to use more than one IDE, depending on projects requirements.

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Except for IBM's WSAD, everything else is good. I use Netbeans, Eclipse, JDeveloper. It really depends on the frameworks you are working with, database, middleware and source control. If NB supports all of them then go for it. It works very well with open source components and with JavaScript. Also, it provides a better out of the box integration than Eclipse. Eclipse is a little complicated. Although I have been using Eclipse since the day it was launched, the user interface is too busy for my liking. It's an individual preference really. IntelliJ's paid version is also one of my favorites.