I didn't think about it until one of the readers chatted with me on Facebook and ask for some recommendation because he was struggling with Eclipse and his project requires him to work on Eclipse IDE. I have been writing about Eclipse productivity tips and useful shortcuts for a long time in this blog, but I have never shared some great books to learn Eclipse IDE. I use Eclipse, and it's also the most popular IDE in Java world. The first two are free, and the third one requires the license. There are three big IDEs in Java world, Eclipse, NetBeans and IntelliJIDEA. Since I have started Java development coding in Notepad, TextPad, and JCreator, I know how it feels to have the power of IDEs with you. They are an immense productivity booster. IDEs or Integrated Development Environment allows you to code, run, test, and debug from just one tool.

Java has been blessed with excellent tooling which turbo-charge application development. In order to become a good Java developer solid knowledge of Eclipse IDE, or whatever IDE you use, like Netbeans or IntelliJIDea, is a must.

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