Top 3 IDE's For Java Developers

1. Eclipse

Eclipse is my personal favorite IDE and I use it for my  programming, available from the year 2001 it can be considered the most widely used IDE by Java Developers.There is a huge number of plug-in's for this IDE and therefore providing wide range of options.

Follow this link to dowload eclipse free. Eclipse

2. NetBeans

Another great IDE with a truck load of features,you name it NetBeans has got it,and maybe a plus over eclipse would be the in-built GUI designer and this like eclipse is absolutely free.

Follow this link to get Netbeans free. 

Netbeans

3. IntelliJ

Yet another IDE used by Java Developers it offers everything the top 2 two has to offer ,a plus point in this is it comes with tools for Android and IOS Development.

Get InteliJ free from here InteliJ

Graphical User Interface Using Eclipse

Eclipse doesn't come with an in-built Graphical User Interface designer,therefore you have to download the plug-in so that you can easily design User Interfaces using Eclipse.

Installing the Plug-In

Open up eclipse and follow the following steps.

1.Select Help and then Click install new software

2. Then Select the link similar to the one in the  image and then open General Purpose Tools .

Note:The link will vary according to the version,so select the link given in the drop down list.

3.Then Tick the following and Install.

Now You can design Graphical User Interfaces without coding it,if you want to learn how to use this function wait for post on how to create a Java GUI Program.

Setting up and Using Eclipse

First of all Eclipse is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) it will help you develop and run programs in various programming languages.There are several more IDE's but my preferred choice is Eclipse.Therefore I will show you how to Install it and use it.

 Step 01:Downloading  Eclipse

It isn't very hard to find Eclipse online,but for those who couldn't find it you can get from here.

https://eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-ee-developers/lunasr1a

Choose the suitable download link after you go to this site it's on the top right of the screen.

Once you have Downloaded Eclipse all you need to do is extract the file to any destination you want and that's it you now have Eclipse.

Step 02: Working with Eclipse

First go to the Eclipse folder and then click the eclipse.exe to run eclipse.It will take some time to start and also it will ask you to choose a destination folder to store your projects you can set any destination.

Once Opened Follow these Steps to create a new class for programming using Java.

1.Create a project

You might not get Java Project at the top,if that is the case go to Other and select it from there.

Input a name for Your project and click finish.

2.Now you should see your project on the left of the screen.Drop down the project and right click on src and do the following.

3.Next fill in the class information (Only circled ones are needed)

Ticking the circled part is optional but Obviously a name must be given,once done click finish.

Now it's ready and should look like the image below and now you can start coding.The Circled Part is what we did now.