What's is the best Java compiler?
Sun's standard "javac" or MS's JVC?

In terms of stability and comprehensive error messages..

Ok, am installing now NetBean IDE 6.0.1 and the final stage of installation says that I have to specify the location of JDK!

Does that mean that I have to install an OpenJDK sources? Why!?

OK! Am done!
Thank you guys for your help :inno:

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What's is the best Java compiler?
Sun's standard "javac" or MS's JVC?


Im no expert but i recommend using java compiler (JDK). forget about MS jvc (j++) .. it might not work on other operationg systems and they even stopped supporting the MS JVM. plus its way outdated. I dont think it even supports swings. There is another compiler called jikes but its also outdated. so ur only left with Suns JDK :yes:.

Ok, am installing now NetBean IDE 6.0.1 and the final stage of installation says that I have to specify the location of JDK!

Does that mean that I have to install an OpenJDK sources? Why!?

It means u need to install suns jdk. NetBean is only an IDE program that helps u write the codes. It dosnt come with a builtin compiler .. so it needs an external compiler to compile the code .. thats why it asks for JDK

OK! Am done!
Thank you guys for your help :inno:

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sorry 4 the late reply ,, i will try to check the forum more often.

FAITH86,

You did the right choice installing NetBeans IDE 6. It's the best option because NetBeans is the only Java developer that comes with a built-in GUI Builder. If you were to use Eclipse on the other hand, you would have to type all the code just to build your GUI while in NetBeans its done automatically for you :D

It means u need to install suns jdk. NetBean is only an IDE program that helps u write the codes. It dosnt come with a builtin compiler .. so it needs an external compiler to compile the code .. thats why it asks for JDK

Already done..Thanks a lot :cute:

FAITH86,

You did the right choice installing NetBeans IDE 6. It's the best option because NetBeans is the only Java developer that comes with a built-in GUI Builder. If you were to use Eclipse on the other hand, you would have to type all the code just to build your GUI while in NetBeans its done automatically for you :D

Yeah, am using NetBeans for more two weeks now and it's really great!
It's user-friedly and reminds me a lot of Visual Studio if you know what I mean..:D

myEclipse is far more superior to NetBeans when it comes to professional development, but NetBeans is better for learning I suppose.

Eclipse, easily

STING,
NetBeans is more than enough for now me as am still learning..I'd use Eclipse in my next step - once I become an expert "If I manage to be one :p"

Java is compiled into bytecode, which runs in a virtual machine, so it doesn't matter at all what compiler you use. If it's performance you're interested in when you run your program, its all about the JVM.

There are different vendors out there that bundle JVMs, sun being the 'default', there's also BEA's JRockit, there's an IBM VM, and Apple has their own implementation of the VM for MacOS X.

Some VMs are faster than others at certain things, but most are comparable in speed.

FAITH86,

You did the right choice installing NetBeans IDE 6. It's the best option because NetBeans is the only Java developer that comes with a built-in GUI Builder. If you were to use Eclipse on the other hand, you would have to type all the code just to build your GUI while in NetBeans its done automatically for you :D

Eclipse was designed to be modular in its approach. There are plugins that allow you to do what NetBeans does to build GUIs visually. It's also a very bad way of comparing IDEs based on this one criteria alone.

Eclipse is a very, very powerful tool (I use it professionally). Don't get me wrong - it pisses me off a lot (a bit buggy at times), but its still incredibly powerful nonetheless, and the developer community that backs it is top notch. Just look at all the companies that back it if you don't believe me.

The main reason why I like Eclipse of NetBeans is that Eclipse uses SWT, which does native calls to the operating system to display its GUI elements, where as NetBeans uses AWT I believe, which is utter garbage (correct me if I'm wrong).

FAITH86,

You did the right choice installing NetBeans IDE 6. It's the best option because NetBeans is the only Java developer that comes with a built-in GUI Builder. If you were to use Eclipse on the other hand, you would have to type all the code just to build your GUI while in NetBeans its done automatically for you :D

I also wanted to add that if you use visual builder to code your GUIs, you're going to get a lot of bloated and unoptimized code.

Cudiaco is totally right..