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From my limited experience with both, JBuilder might be the
better for a Java newbie. I think it can do a little more handholding.
You can grow into JBuilder. From my experience with Eclipse, it's
mainly for the professional, Java expert who has some decent experience.

I'm sure you could use both and be very happy, but to get started,
you might want to look closely at JBuilder.

But since Eclipse is free, you might just fall in love with it =)

BTW, I really liked jEdit (www.jedit.org). It's not really an "IDE",
per se, it's more of a glorified text editor, but it's great for
crankin' out serious Java code and it has a really great macro
environment, IMHO.

-c

"Angel" <transnation2k@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> I've been programming stuff via GUI and other software packages like
> UltraDev, InterDev by MS and wanted to try out Vis. Studio's VJ's package
> but never got to it.
>
> The company is getting into java/moving and and I need to pick up Java
> ASAP.
>
> I read quite a bit and I am looking into JBuilder and Eclipse.  I worked
> with prev. people in the past and they highly SPEAK of Borland in general.
>
> Not just of their JBuilder but their Delphi and their C++.
>
> I need to pick up java quick and I needed something that is easy to use
> maybe lots of tools and wizards; if possible.  I also used MS InterDev
> and liked the built-in tools that works with IIS and others.
>
> I haven't tried JBuilder no Eclipse yet.  I am d/l Eclipse right now
> and wonder how this will be like.
>
> Eventually I will continue studying the language and pick up other
> necessary programs that will be required by school like VB intro
> and Advance, Java and few others.
>
> I think by using Java I won't be limited to just the M$ systems
> and I can move to WebLogic; other Databases like Oracle or
> mySQL (in my case).
>
> Price would not be an issue.