Eclipse vs IntelliJ

Cluster centers on debates comparing Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA as Java IDEs, with most comments recommending IntelliJ for its superior usability, performance, and features over the bloated Eclipse.

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Sample Comments

twymer Nov 8, 2010 View on HN

Have you looked at using IntelliJ instead of Eclipse? I've not used it, but it might be more of what you're looking for.

brown9-2 Jun 28, 2012 View on HN

Have you given IntelliJ a try? IMO it blows most Eclipse tooling out of the water.

icedchai Oct 29, 2018 View on HN

Eclipse is horribly bloated. Many, many developers have moved to IntelliJ IDEA.

konradb Dec 11, 2013 View on HN

What do you see as the advantages of Eclipse over Intellij?

Joeri Jun 28, 2016 View on HN

Use eclipse for a while, you won't think intellij is heavy anymore after that.

shouldbworking Apr 23, 2017 View on HN

Eclipse is a lot better than it used to be but still has hallmarks of open source applications (confusing UI, giant feature pile). IntelliJ is great but it costs money for the full version. It's closer to a Visual Studio style experience.

forgetfulness May 10, 2021 View on HN

Friends don't let friends use Eclipse.But less flippantly, what other tool is workable for Java?

cantor Sep 14, 2016 View on HN

I tried IntelliJ and came back to elegance of Eclipse. Nothing beats Eclipse.

brianpgordon Jan 8, 2014 View on HN

Eclipse? Surely you mean IntelliJ IDEA.

xcv123 Dec 6, 2023 View on HN

Jetbrains took the #1 spot from Eclipse many years ago. The free community edition is fully capable.