# Netbeans IDE --- anybody have bad experiences? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 29, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ide-anybody-have-bad-experiences/121634 "2007-11-29T15:30:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemblon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ide-anybody-have-bad-experiences/121634/1 "2007-11-29T15:30:52Z")
I just looked at Netbeans 6.0 rc as an IDE for ROR. It is actually pretty awesome. works on ubuntu. the auto-complete is really nice. i was on aptana till it starting saying all my files were corrupt. then i went jedit on windows, which is nice. anybody have anything you just hate about it? i hate to learn it and get bitten… later… by it. i prefer to use ubuntu or fedora for development. unless somebody wants to buy me a mac. :))))))) awww … come on. -t ---
**Author:** ![gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemblon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ide-anybody-have-bad-experiences/121634/2 "2007-11-29T15:37:59Z")
I’m writing a book for Windows devs starting on Rails and that’s what I’m using / recommending. It’s fantastic. On Nov 29, 2007 8:30 AM, Trent B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemblon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ide-anybody-have-bad-experiences/121634/3 "2007-11-29T15:42:39Z")
HI Black My experience with netbeans was not a good one, at the time that I used it it didn’t integrate with cvs very well. My group members had issues using it. I used netbeans with java. My only complaint was that it added alot of extra code by quantifying where the object came from instead of requiring the library. I have heard it has gotten much better, but personally I use eclipse with rad rails. Its useful as my project uses BIRT and it integrates well with eclipse, and its nice to just switch between views. White W. ---
**Author:** ![gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemblon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ide-anybody-have-bad-experiences/121634/4 "2007-11-29T15:42:41Z")
Brian H. wrote: > I’m writing a book for Windows devs starting on Rails and that’s what > I’m > using / recommending. It’s fantastic. > > On Nov 29, 2007 8:30 AM, Trent B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) thanks. that is very encouraging. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemblon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ide-anybody-have-bad-experiences/121634/5 "2007-11-29T16:44:12Z")
Been using it for ROR development for a couple of months now, works very well. I am an Eclipse fan for straight Java stuff, but found the aptana stuff for RoR lacking and less than intuitive. The netbeans functionality is rock solid for me. ---
**Author:** ![gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemblon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ide-anybody-have-bad-experiences/121634/6 "2007-11-29T15:43:14Z")
On Nov 29, 2007 2:30 PM, Trent B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I just looked at Netbeans 6.0 rc as an IDE for ROR. It is actually > pretty awesome. works on ubuntu. the auto-complete is really nice. > > i was on aptana till it starting saying all my files were corrupt. > then i went jedit on windows, which is nice. > > anybody have anything you just hate about it? i hate to learn it and > get bitten… later… by it. If you like it now, consider how quickly it was improved. The milestones came thick and fast, before giving way to the better betas and the release candidate. Even the nightlies had a reputation for quality. If there is something you _hate_ about it, chances are it won’t stay that way for long. As usual, its a big java IDE. Which usually means memory hungry. However the Ruby only version is pretty tidy. ---
**Author:** ![gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemblon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ide-anybody-have-bad-experiences/121634/7 "2007-11-29T17:07:29Z")
Jake Thompson wrote: > Been using it for ROR development for a couple of months now, works very > well. > > I am an Eclipse fan for straight Java stuff, but found the aptana stuff > for > RoR lacking and less than intuitive. The netbeans functionality is rock > solid for me. looks good for me too. thanks for the input. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@gemblon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemblon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ide-anybody-have-bad-experiences/121634/8 "2007-11-29T17:07:03Z")
Hi Trent, I’ve been using Netbeans 6.0 Beta 1 for Ruby on Rails on a Windows platform for a couple of months now (since it became available) and it’s awesome. It would be my IDE of choice for RoR. Enjoy. Regards Walter On Nov 29, 2:30 pm, Trent B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)