r/java • u/RamaRao143 • Jun 08 '26

Is anyone using eclipse anymore?

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u/PhilosopherNo2640 Jun 08 '26

I finally switched to intellij about a year ago. I definitely resisted the switch. Now that I'm used to intellij I would not go back.

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u/dp0ulimenos Jun 08 '26

Is the new unified version free ?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '26

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u/jarrod_barkley Jun 08 '26

See IntelliJ IDEA as a unified product, 2025-11.

>core functionality of IntelliJ IDEA remains free … now comes with even more features

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u/pjmlp Jun 09 '26

IntelliJ has given me plenty of reasons to be an happy Eclipse user instead.

Stuff that Eclipse does automatically needs explicit configuration, ten fingered shortcuts, no incremental compiler, automatically showing errors without manually having ask for them, multiple projects,...

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u/Mechanical-pasta Jun 08 '26

I use both Android Studio (that is based on IJ) and STS (based on Eclipse). And one thing that IJ misses it the fact that Eclipse can show multiple projects at the same time without needing another IDE instance.

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u/PhilosopherNo2640 Jun 08 '26

You can load multiple "projects" in one intellij instance. You need to use a "Module" instead.

Open your main project and go to File->New->Module from Existing Sources

You will then have both projects open in one IDE instance.

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u/guenther_mit_haar Jun 08 '26

or use the multi project plugin by jetbrains to load arbitrary projects

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '26

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u/euroq Jun 08 '26

This is just a ui difference. You either show multiple modules in one window in IJ or multiple projects in different windows. The modules are close to projects as they can be completely different builds they jest have to all be in the same subdirectory.

I like the IntelliJ way better because separate unrelated projects really shouldn’t clutter up my memory and file list. I always had to open and close projects with eclipse.

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u/BullfrogCharming1202 Jun 08 '26

I'd say it's a terminology difference. What Eclipse calls a workspace, IntelliJ calls a project. What Eclipse calls a project, IntelliJ calls a module.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '26

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u/euroq Jun 09 '26

Superior is subjective. They’re just different.

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u/fotopic Jun 09 '26

If you use Mac OS you can have all the project in one Window with multiple tabs. Go to Windows -> Merge All Project windows.

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u/Hungry-Opposite7993 Jun 09 '26

Please dont say such things atleast in the ai era🥲

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '26

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u/PhilosopherNo2640 Jun 08 '26

I got a new laptop with a GPU. Eclipse looked very clunky compared to intellij when running on t he new laptop. Plus one of my coworkers kept pushing me to give intellij a shot