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Followers1.5K

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Votes359

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Stacks15.6K

Followers13K

+ 1

Votes1.4K

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Eclipse vs IntelliJ IDEA: What are the differences?

Eclipse: IDE for Java EE Developers. 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.; IntelliJ IDEA: Capable and Ergonomic IDE for JVM. 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.

Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA can be categorized as "Integrated Development Environment" tools.

"Does it all", "Integrates with most of tools" and "Easy to use" are the key factors why developers consider Eclipse; whereas "Fantastically intelligent", "Best-in-class ide" and "Many languages support" are the primary reasons why IntelliJ IDEA is favored.

According to the StackShare community, IntelliJ IDEA has a broader approval, being mentioned in 815 company stacks & 1065 developers stacks; compared to Eclipse, which is listed in 248 company stacks and 140 developer stacks.

Pros of Eclipse

Pros of IntelliJ IDEA

126
Does it all
71
Integrates with most of tools
59
Java IDE
59
Easy to use
29
Best Java IDE
8
Open source
2
Great gdb integration
2
Hard for newbews
1
Good Git client allowing direct stage area edit
1
Lightweight
1
Extensible
0
Works with php

282
Fantastically intelligent
232
Best-in-class ide
185
Many languages support
145
Java
114
Fast
74
Reliable
70
Out of the box integration with maven, git, svn
70
Code analysis
61
Plugin architecture
56
Integrated version control
9
Code refactoring support
6
Best java IDE
6
Local history
4
Integrated Database Navigator
2
Scala support
2
Built-in web server
2
Live Templates
2
Base for Android Studio
2
Cross platform
2
Free for open-source development, students and teacher
1
Reformating Code
1
Typescript support
1
Kotlin
1
Database/Code integration
1
ERD Diagrams
1
Intuitive
1
Code Completion
1
Efficient, one Stop solution
1
Open source
1
All
1
So modernised
1
Android Integration
1
More than enough languages for any developer
1
Works fine with mac os catalina
1
Just works
1
Integrated Ssh/Ftp Managers
1
Command-line tools
1
Full support
1
Task managers
1
Diff tools
1
File Watchers
1
Support for various package managers
1
Integrated Code Linting
1
Multicursor support
1
Vim support
1
Column Selection Mode
1
IDE
1
Server and client-side debugger
1
Special icons for most filetypes in project list
1
Built-in terminal/run tools
1
Supports many frameworks

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Cons of Eclipse

Cons of IntelliJ IDEA

6
2000 Design
5
Bad performance
1
Hard to use

12
Large footprint required to really enjoy (mem/disc)
9
Very slow
2
Constant reindexing
1
Ruby is a plug in
1
Bad for beginners
1
Doesn't work that well with windows 10 edu
1
Not nearly as many tools to integrate as vs code
1
UI is not intuitive
1
Built in terminal is slow
0
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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.

What is 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.

What companies use Eclipse?

What companies use IntelliJ IDEA?

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What tools integrate with Eclipse?

What tools integrate with IntelliJ IDEA?

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What are some alternatives to Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA?

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.

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!

Atom

At GitHub, we're building the text editor we've always wanted. A tool you can customize to do anything, but also use productively on the first day without ever touching a config file. Atom is modern, approachable, and hackable to the core. We can't wait to see what you build with it.

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News about IntelliJ IDEA

Java Annotated Monthly – June 2020

(blog.jetbrains.com)

14 hours ago

Unexpected Notification About JetBrains Plugins in IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2

(blog.jetbrains.com)

4 days ago

IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 Early Access Program Is Starting!