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What is a good IDE for Java programming on a low end laptop?

Asked 2009-03-13T15:47:52.743
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i have to work away from my desktop computer from time to time (for instance on trips). It is a low end laptop. I can use Eclipse but it is awfully slow.

Is there a better choice? If possible not something like vi oder emacs.

Laptop:
512 MB DDR RAM
Intel Pentium M 760 2.0 GHz
Windows XP SP3

There is no possibility to add more RAM

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A nice lightweight editor is Notepad++. Based on a powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. By optimizing as many routines as possible without losing user friendlyness, Notepad++ is trying to reduce the world carbon dioxide emissions. When using less CPU power, the PC can throttle down and reduce power consumption, resulting in a greener environment.

answered 2009-03-14T01:55:40.240
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The older versions of IntelliJ IDEA like 3,4,5 can run easily on that memory - provided you don't have a huge project, and are willing to miss out on some features in the new versions.

answered 2009-03-13T16:00:01.700

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