Why developers like Eclipse

What is Eclipse?

Standard Eclipse package suited for Java and plug-in development plus adding new plugins; already includes Git, Marketplace Client, source code and developer documentation. Click here to file a bug against Eclipse Platform.

Eclipse is a tool in the Integrated Development Environment category of a tech stack.

Who uses Eclipse?

Companies

380 companies reportedly use Eclipse in their tech stacks, including Accenture, Intuit, and Zalando.

Accenture

Intuit

Zalando

ViaVarejo

Barogo

RatePAY GmbH

Biting Bit

QuintoAndar

Practo

Developers

1902 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Eclipse.

odoo

spring-boot java8 ...

Hitalo Silva

OpenBLOOD

Scott Tactical

yoshi-iketani

Malachai

Hirango

MyPiece

Eclipse Integrations

Java, Azure DevOps, TSLint, TestNG, and Java EE are some of the popular tools that integrate with Eclipse. Here's a list of all 46 tools that integrate with Eclipse.

Java

Azure DevOps

TSLint

TestNG

Java EE

Pylint

ScalaTest

Snyk

FindBugs

Pros of Eclipse

131

Does it all

Integrates with most of tools

Easy to use

Java IDE

Best Java IDE

Open source

Hard for newbews

Great gdb integration

Professional

Good Git client allowing direct stage area edit

True open source with huge contribution

Great code suggestions

Extensible

Lightweight

Works with php

Decisions about Eclipse

Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose Eclipse in their tech stack.

christy craemer

Program Manager · Jul 1, 2020 | 11 upvotes · 2M views

Needs advice

Eclipse

IntelliJ IDEA

and

PyCharm

UPDATE: Thanks for the great response. I am going to start with VSCode based on the open source and free version that will allow me to grow into other languages, but not cost me a license ..yet.

I have been working with software development for 12 years, but I am just beginning my journey to learn to code. I am starting with Python following the suggestion of some of my coworkers. They are split between Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA for IDEs that they use and PyCharm is new to me. Which IDE would you suggest for a beginner that will allow expansion to Java, JavaScript, and eventually AngularJS and possibly mobile applications?

Daniel L

Feb 7, 2024 | 2 upvotes · 2.7K views

Needs advice

Eclipse

and

Visual Studio Code

I have to do basic Java projects for university, I already use Visual Studio Code for C lang. They recommend Eclipse but it seems a little bit complex for me. Please suggest.

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Eclipse Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Eclipse?

Android Studio

Android Studio is a new Android development environment based on IntelliJ IDEA. It provides new features and improvements over Eclipse ADT and will be the official Android IDE once it's ready.

Visual Studio

Visual Studio is a suite of component-based software development tools and other technologies for building powerful, high-performance applications.

IntelliJ IDEA

Out of the box, IntelliJ IDEA provides a comprehensive feature set including tools and integrations with the most important modern technologies and frameworks for enterprise and web development with Java, Scala, Groovy and other languages.

NetBeans IDE

NetBeans IDE is FREE, open source, and has a worldwide community of users and developers.

PyCharm

PyCharm’s smart code editor provides first-class support for Python, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, TypeScript, CSS, popular template languages and more. Take advantage of language-aware code completion, error detection, and on-the-fly code fixes!

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