X-Eclipse

X-Eclipse is a tool which provides users with a simple means of creating apps within an IDE (Integrated Development Environment), and supports quite a large number of plug-ins.

This is the portable version of Eclipse SDK and thus, the installation process is not a necessity. As a result, unlike installers, it is not going to add new items to the Windows registry and hard drive without your approval, and after its removal, no leftovers will remain.

Another noteworthy aspect is that if you place the program files to an external data device, you make it possible to take X-Eclipse anywhere with you, and run it on any computer you come in contact with.

Dedicated specifically to Java programmers, you should know that this software utility can also support quite a long list of other languages, including C, C++, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby and COBOL, due to its comprehensive plug-in system.

Aside from that, it allows the development of multi-platform software, including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris, and integrates a Java complier and a large set of Java source files, so that you can easily analyze code and particular techniques that interest you.

Multiple types of searches are built-in, so that you can quickly look in to sources, required projects, JRE and application libraries for particular strings. You can run your program at any point, as well as debug it, view history and tweak some configurations.

To conclude, X-Eclipse is a well-rounded piece of software, dedicated to Java programmers, be they beginners or highly experienced. The response time is good, the CPU and memory usage is low at all times and there are sufficient options to keep you glued to your computer for quite a while.