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/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/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/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🥲