IDE needed to write java for windows/mac/linux

[mellowmoose]

im looking for a simple IDE to write java programs for the windows platform initially(a student web application project).

I have fink installed but i havent quite come to grips with it thus ideally a 'non fink'
obtainable IDE would be ideal.

Thanks very much

BTW im also trying to check if i have the developers tools installed on my mac, how can i check for this and would the developers tools contain an IDE

[yellow]

Originally posted by mellowmoose
BTW im also trying to check if i have the developers tools installed on my mac, how can i check for this...

Got a Developer directory in your root directory [ /Developer/ ]?

[mellowmoose]

Originally posted by yellow
Got a Developer directory in your root directory [ /Developer/ ]?

Ive found a folder named 'Developer Tools' in -
Macintosh HD/Applications/installers/Developers Tools

would that be the one

thanks

[yellow]

That is the installer for the Developers tools. Invoke it and you will be rewarded.

[cstuder]

A very, very, very simple IDE for Mac OS X is 'JJ Edit'.

Bye,
christian

[java_guy]

Ahh.... the great debate of IDE's... well, kind of. Anyway, to get back on the subject, here is a list of IDE's that are free and some others that are not. In no way is this an exhaustive list but it'll get you started. I've listed simple text editors at the bottom as well. I personally like eclipse, idea, and netbeans for an IDE and also like vim and Hydra for quick text editing. There are plenty of choices so use the one that you feel fit your needs the best.

Free
Eclipse - eclipse.org
JEdit - jedit.org
NetBeans - netbeans.org
Project Builder - comes with OS X

Not Free
Forte - sun.com/forte
idea - intellij.com/idea
JBuilder - borland.com
JDeveloper - oracle.com

Text Editors
emacs
vi
vile
vim
xemacs
Hydra - hydra.globalse.org

[freimacosxheit]

Try JBuilder 7.

[JavaOSX]

I use JBuilder8 on OSX and it works well. Once upon a time Borland used to provide a lite version called "JBuilder Foundation" which was free for personal use. I don't know if they still provide such a thing.

J

[nkuvu]

emacs. The editor that thinks it's an OS. :D

[mellowmoose]

thanks very much for all the suggestions ....

[freimacosxheit]

JavaOSX,

I understand that Borland stop porting JBuilder for OSX. The latest free JBuilder Personal I downloaded is version 7.

Kindly confirm whether you are using JBuilder8 for OS X currently.

[JavaOSX]

Originally posted by freimacosxheit
JavaOSX,

I understand that Borland stop porting JBuilder for OSX. The latest free JBuilder Personal I downloaded is version 7.

Kindly confirm whether you are using JBuilder8 for OS X currently.

Yep, JBuilder8. There is no install directly to OSX, but all you need is to compress the installed directory on another machine and put it onto your osx machine. Two posts about this:

http://www.alofmethbin.com/computing/JBuilder8_post1.txt

http://www.alofmethbin.com/computing/JBuilder8_post2.txt

Works just fine.

J

[mellowmoose]

ive gone for NetBeans & jjedit, shall see how it goes

once again thanks folks