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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.
Lightweight and versatile. Huge library of extensions that enable you to integrate a host of services to your development environment. VS Code's biggest strength is its library of extensions which enables it to directly compete with every single major IDE for almost all major programming languages.
I originally chose IntelliJ over Eclipse, as it was close enough to the look and feel of Visual Studio and we do go back and forth between the two. We really begin to love IntelliJ and their suite of IDEs so we are now using AppCode for the IOS development because the workflow is identical with the IntelliJ. IntelliJ is super complex and intimidating at first but it does afford a lot of nice utilities to get us produce clean code.
Pros of Eclipse
- Does it all130
- Integrates with most of tools74
- Easy to use62
- Java IDE60
- Best Java IDE30
- Open source8
- Great gdb integration2
- Hard for newbews2
- Lightweight1
- Great code suggestions1
- Professional1
- Good Git client allowing direct stage area edit1
- Extensible1
- Works with php0
Pros of IntelliJ IDEA
- Fantastically intelligent291
- Best-in-class ide240
- Many languages support187
- Java152
- Fast118
- Code analysis77
- Reliable77
- Out of the box integration with maven, git, svn75
- Plugin architecture63
- Integrated version control59
- Code refactoring support10
- Best java IDE9
- Local history6
- Built-in terminal/run tools5
- Integrated Database Navigator5
- All4
- Code Completion4
- Free If you're a Student4
- Cross platform3
- IDE3
- ERD Diagrams3
- Database/Code integration3
- Kotlin3
- Base for Android Studio3
- Free for open-source development, students and teacher3
- Reformating Code2
- Command-line tools2
- Out Of The Box features2
- Android Integration2
- Server and client-side debugger2
- Multicursor support2
- Free2
- Intuitive2
- Vim support2
- Special icons for most filetypes in project list2
- Live Templates2
- Supports many frameworks2
- Scala support2
- Typescript support2
- More than enough languages for any developer2
- Built-in web server2
- Its fake intellisense is better than real IntelliSense1
- Open source1
- So modernised1
- Clean UI1
- Works fine with mac os catalina1
- A lot of plugin1
- Just works1
- Integrated Ssh/Ftp Managers1
- Full support1
- Task managers1
- Diff tools1
- File Watchers1
- Support for various package managers1
- Integrated Code Linting1
- Column Selection Mode1
- Efficient, one Stop solution1
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Cons of Eclipse
- 2000 Design8
- Bad performance6
- Hard to use2
Cons of IntelliJ IDEA
- Large footprint required to really enjoy (mem/disc)17
- Very slow11
- Bad for beginners5
- UI is not intuitive4
- Constant reindexing3
- Not nearly as many tools to integrate as vs code3
- Needs a lot of CPU and RAM power2
- Built in terminal is slow1
- Ruby is a plug in1
- Doesn't work that well with windows 10 edu1
- AAD0
