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Technical (Development, Security, etc.) => General Programming => Topic started by: AntiVirus on February 04, 2006, 10:03:49 pm

Title: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: AntiVirus on February 04, 2006, 10:03:49 pm

What do you guys suggest?  I am using JCreator at school right now, and I had it installed on my computer as well, but I took it off.  Do you guys have any other compilers you think are better that are also free?

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: Newby on February 04, 2006, 10:07:20 pm

javac.

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: rabbit on February 04, 2006, 10:42:51 pm

javac -g

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: MyndFyre on February 05, 2006, 03:45:39 am

Quote from: Newby on February 04, 2006, 10:07:20 pm

javac.

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: Joe on February 05, 2006, 08:35:16 am

Eclipse is nice if you want an entire IDE to go with it. Kinda slow though, because it's written in Java (it's not all that bad though).

Currently I'm using TextPad (http://www.textpad.com/) and javac.

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: iago on February 05, 2006, 01:07:22 pm

Yeah, you aren't looking for a "computer", there is only (sorta) one Java compiler. 

You're talking about an IDE, or a development environment. 

I personally use Eclipse.  It's heavy on resources, but it just has a lot of features that I can't find anywhere else (besides vim), and allows really easy code refactoring. 

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: AntiVirus on February 05, 2006, 05:22:09 pm

Alright, I will check that out.  Thanks guys. :)

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: Omen on February 08, 2006, 01:58:47 pm

I'd say Eclipse for more advanced programs.

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: AntiVirus on February 08, 2006, 03:37:13 pm

I messed with Eclipse, but it's confusing me.  I am not use to it. :(

Ooh well, I will keep playing around with it. :D

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: thebigred on March 14, 2006, 12:33:11 am

this is kinda old...and i got bored...but the IDE i used when I was taking java programming was JCreator.  Just make a new java file and you can compile and run it with ease.  Nowadays eclipse just seems so much more godlier than it

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: Joe on March 17, 2006, 08:03:09 am

Quote from: Joe on February 05, 2006, 08:35:16 am

Currently I'm using TextPad (http://www.textpad.com/) and javac.

I like it much, now that I'm more experienced with it. It has built in calls to javac (control-1), java (control-2), and appletviewer (control-3).

Title: Re: Best Java Compiler?
Post by: Ender on April 17, 2006, 11:00:31 pm

Yes, javac pretty much is the java compiler that people use. There are others, such as GCJ. GCJ is a compiler package that is handy to have as it can convert java source files to executables.

As for IDEs, Eclipse owns. Textpad and Notepad2 are good if all you want is a good text editor for Java.