What is IDE:
IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment which provides support to develop a language specific code based application or program.
- By using IDE a developer irrespective of any programming language can easily write code, compile, run, test and observe output.
- Example : Eclipse, NetBeans, Visual Studio, PyCharm etc..
What is Eclipse:-
- Eclipse is also an IDE which provides support for the development of java projects.
- it also provides supports to many other languages like C, C++, PHP ,etc..
- Eclipse is simply explained as tool that provides advanced editors to write, compile, debug and run your code. It provides features to easily structure the code of your project which thereby makes it readable and understandable.
Installation Of Eclipse:-
Prerequisites:
Eclipse is a freeware which means it is available for free download and does not require any licensing. It is a Java-based application , thus before installing Eclipse, you must have a JDK installed on your Computer. (For JDK Download Click here).How_to_Download_JDK.
- Go to Eclipse download page (Click here) . in this page you will always see the latest version of eclipse.
Always select 64 bit or click on download package to view more option.
2.On Click Download you Will see below like page :-
- Eclipse ZIP file will be downloaded to your download folder. Copy and put the zip file in your C drive or in D drive.
- Extract the ZIP File. You will see below like page
- Eclipse IDE does not require installation, once you have this folder structure look for the Eclipse executable file highlighted above. Launching this executable file opens the IDE for your use.