Java IDEs

Java IDEs

Google woos developers as software becomes more important
As hardware and design becomes less of a differentiator for smartphones and tablets, Google shifts focus to better app tooling for Android.
Mikael Ricknäs, May 2013

Google positions Gradle as the build system of choice for Android
Friday's Google I/O presentation on the Android SDK build system featured the new Gradle plug-in, which Google now prefers to Ant.
Paul Krill, May 2013

Android tooling? Yes. New Android OS? No
Developers hungry for Key Lime Pie 5.0 might have left Google I/O hungry but Android Studio, based on JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA for Java (Community Edition), received a warm welcome.
Paul Krill, May 2013

Review: Four killer cloud IDEs
Find out how browser-based JSFiddle, Icenium, Cloud9, and Codenvy stretch, scale, and compare from client-side JavaScript and HTML5 to server-side Java and Web stacks.
Peter Wayner, April 2013

CodeMirror: Edit code in your browser
JavaScript-based embedded editor can handle more than 60 types of new and old programming languages, including Java.
Peter Wayner, March 2013

The rise of cloud-based IDEs
Development tools in the cloud enable programming from anywhere, but they're not suited for every application development scenario.
Paul Krill, March 2013

Google stacks PaaS play with real tech support, souped-up App Engine
New support options for Google Cloud Platform give App Engine users more memory and Java 7 support.
Ted Samson, February 2013

Oracle updates NetBeans for HTML5
The new version of the IDE features code completion for HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS to make programming for mobile and Web apps easier.
Joab Jackson, February 2013

IntelliJ gets a makeover for speed, Java 8
The revamped IntelliJ 12 IDE for Java features a redesigned user interface and a faster compiler.
Joab Jackson, December 2012

NetBeans 7.2 equipped with static analysis tool
NetBeans 7.2 has been reconfigured for smoother user interactions.
Joab Jackson, July 2012

Eclipse's Juno release train features tools for mobile developers
Eclipse 4.2, which deprecates Eclipse 3.x, includes Eclipse for Mobile Developers and a compatibility layer for Eclipse plug-ins and RCP.
Paul Krill, June 2012

Eclipse app developers moving to mobile
Android and iOS are the top target platforms for developers within Eclipse's open source community according to a recent survey report.
Paul Krill, June 2012

Oracle NetBeans 7.2 supports Java, PHP, C++
Oracle's IDE also provides a conduit to Oracle public cloud services
Joab Jackson, May 2012

Jet Brains tunes JavaScript IDE for Harmony
Version 4.0 of the WebStorm IDE focuses on ECMAScript, which is the official standard underlying JavaScript
Paul Krill, April 2012

Eclipse readies browser-based IDE
Orion project adds JavaScript and HTML capabilities for Web app development
Paul Krill, March 2012

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