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Eclipse IDE

Classic open source IDE for Java, extensible through plugins.

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Free, modular IDE widely used in Java and in enterprise environments, with a large plugin collection.

When to use

When your enterprise environment already uses Eclipse or you need specific Java ecosystem plugins.

When to avoid

In new projects where a more modern IDE or VS Code fits better.

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