TrustRadius Insights for Eclipse are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Recommendations
Users commonly recommend using Eclipse for Java programming and Android development. They believe it is a versatile and powerful IDE that is user-friendly and helpful for any developer. Users also suggest trying out Eclipse to see if it works for you. They recommend becoming familiar with plugins in Eclipse and using it as a de-facto IDE for software development in Java and other top technologies. Additionally, they recommend considering other IDEs for languages other than Java. Users think Eclipse is simple and easy to use, but suggest trying other solutions that may be lighter. They mention that giving Eclipse more memory space can improve its loading time and highlight that it has more plugins than other IDEs. Comparison-wise, users think Eclipse is better than Netbeans and mention that it is slowly improving. Overall, users highly recommend Eclipse for developers and believe you will love it.
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Eclipse IDE is used in the IT department for software development and solutions to problems that arise within the organization on a daily basis.
It is used for the creation of services until the creation of compiled files to be consumed by other processes, it is also used to create personalized libraries that will be consumed by other services or programs.
These softwares can be used throughout the organization for daily tasks that can be presented to users.
Pros
Debugging
Mark of errors
Compilation
Cons
Updating the libraries
The way you find some configurations of the toolkit
Likelihood to Recommend
Being free, it is one of the best IDE for Java programming, it offers you a wide range of plugins that allow you to customize it as you like.
At our organization, the selection of the IDE to use is made by individual engineers or on a project-specific basis, depending on the needs of the project. We use it for software engineering, mostly of Java code. We also have developed a plug-in for the artificial intelligence language we use.
Pros
It (mostly) smoothly integrates development with version control.
Incremental, continuous compilation and instant error checking are huge wins.
Built in unit testing.
Support for a variety of different languages and file types, with the ability to develop plug-ins for new types.
Cons
The version control integration is sometimes sketchy, especially for GIT.
Integration with Maven and Gradle are not complete and do not always exploit Eclipse's continuous compilation strengths.
Likelihood to Recommend
For Java development, in particular, Eclipse speeds up development by an order of magnitude over other choices of language/IDE.
Eclipse is used primarily by developers. Eclipse is a development tool IDE that is used to create applications in Java. Eclipse is one of the many leading tools used when developing Java applications and is widely used and well supported.
Pros
Eclipse is good at telling the developer when there are issues with the code or even with the build.
Eclipse has code autocomplete which saves me time when coding, it will even import when I attempt to use a library.
Can integrate with plugins such as Ivy for dependency management.
Cons
It is a resource hog this is probably caused by it constantly analyzing code on the fly. I do recommend closing it when not in use.
The autocomplete can sometimes be a pain and start freezing.
Likelihood to Recommend
Great for development for enterprise level Java applications.
We were evaluating different types of software for a client and some on the short list of software we were evaluating were using eclipse as their development platform as well as their business-facing application. In short, they were using Eclipse for both dev and client. The reason why they used Eclipse is that they wanted to develop on Java and Eclipse is friendly to that programming language, however, the UI was very difficult to use on Eclipse.
Pros
Eclipse is very Java-friendly so developing applications on Eclipse has many handy tools for that purpose
Eclipse is open-source so if you don't like something, someone has a fix for it. Or you can change it!
Eclipse is widely used so if you have experience with Eclipse, you're likely to run into it again.
Cons
Some of the UI controls are difficult to use. For example, there have been instances where I could barely see the UI controls, and there was no way to enlarge them. Which was frustrating.
Eclipse itself has a learning curve to it. If this is your first real IDE, you should take some time to learn all the controls to get the most out of Eclipse.
In the past, graphic rendering can take a long time depending on how fast your computer is. My computer is quite capable but sometimes still Eclipse performance issues.
Likelihood to Recommend
Eclipse should be used if you are looking for an open-source platform to develop applications on. Since it is Java friendly, it is easy to recommend if you are using that tool. If you are well-versed with programming, this is a great tool. However, if you are a teacher trying to educate students on their first programming language and IDE, try to look for more rigid and easier-to-use IDE for your students.
Eclipse is being used by several of our developers to write and update scripts. I specifically use it to maintain code in our SalesForce.com org. We've had issues with the built in Developer Console in Salesforce and Eclipse allows simple integration and code development, maintenance, and deployments.
Pros
Integration with external repositories, e.g. Salesforce. Allows for seamless development and maintenance.
Code validation and error handling are fairly robust.
Deployment and implementation are just a few clicks, which makes everyone's lives easier and saves time.
Cons
The UI is a bit cumbersome.
Steep learning curve for anyone new to the IDE space.
Likelihood to Recommend
Eclipse does a really nice job with pointing out syntax issues and auto-indentation. This is helpful when writing your code and/or editing someone else's. Overall this is a great IDE is an awesome tool when writing Java or salesforce apex classes.
