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Eclipse

Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

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  • Free
  • Open Source

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  1.  Support for Themes

Features

  1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  2.  Java IDE
  3.  C++
  4.  Refactoring
  5.  Debugging
  6.  Syntax Highlighting
  7.  Autocompletion
  8.  No registration required
  9.  Works Offline
  10.  Ad-free
  11.  Dark Mode
  12.  Portable
  13.  Code Formatting
  14.  Batch Editing
  15.  Spell Checking
  16.  Collaborative Workspaces
  17.  Java based
  18.  SCM Integration

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  • AbyssalThatRatesAppsTho reviewed Eclipse  

    Eclipse is a strong contender in the IDE space because of how many languages you can use with it, setting up the debugger is pretty simple once you've through the process several times. It also helps that a lot of distros have Eclipse in their repos, I personally use it from the ChaoticAUR (Garuda Linux's maintained repo, they watch it like a hawk).

    Mainly use this one for C programming language, as I practice code snippets in it. I want to try using it for Python as well at some point!

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Comment summary: Eclipse is recognized for its versatility, supporting multiple programming languages and offering numerous plugins. However, it is often described as bloated and less user-friendly than NetBeans. Some users appreciate its Java-centric features, highlighting it as an essential framework for Java development, while others criticize its performance on non-Java projects. Though not a direct alternative to Dreamweaver, Eclipse's integration with Aptana provides some WYSIWYG capabilities.
Top Positive Comment
AbyssalThatRatesAppsTho
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Eclipse is a strong contender in the IDE space because of how many languages you can use with it, setting up the debugger is pretty simple once you've through the process several times. It also helps that a lot of distros have Eclipse in their repos, I personally use it from the ChaoticAUR (Garuda Linux's maintained repo, they watch it like a hawk).

Mainly use this one for C programming language, as I practice code snippets in it. I want to try using it for Python as well at some point!

Top Negative Comment
igenn
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Very "professional".

Is it secure to accept:

  • invalid/expired and weak (md2/md5 signatures from the 90's) certificates during the installation otherwise it will not be installed?
Dirk Mittler
1

With Java, allows almost WYSIWYG GUI building with Swing. But, in order to do that, it needs for the 'WindowBuilder' extension to be installed (from within). Also, while some alternatives exist for doing this, Eclipse is still a robust way to accomplish. Finally, one advantage which Eclipse has over the competition in Java is, that Eclipse still allows Android development.

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RemovedUser
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Best environment I've ever used for C/C++ development. Nothing else comes close. Being able to navigate around the code to goto a variable definition, or search for references of a method make it superior.

[Edited by NuncioBitis, July 11]

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Tom Margrave
1

I have used it for Java and Selenium work.

returnlegendbcl
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Eclipse is the IDE that you can write program almost every platform like android, Arm based stm32fxxx series microcontroller or the java. Beside there is tons of documents about ide. So go for it.

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Oktay Mercan
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Good, portable but for gui program hard. or no assistance.

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What is Eclipse?

Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60 different open-source projects, organized into 6 different categories:

*. Enterprise Development *. Embedded and Device Development *. Rich Client Platform *. Rich Internet Applications *. Application Frameworks *. Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) *. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

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Our users have written 18 comments and reviews about Eclipse, and it has gotten 1158 likes

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