J2EE + Eclipse, What plugins do you use? And What for?

Question

Hey Guys,

I want to start working with J2EE, used to .NET

What plugins do you use for java&j2ee on eclipse?

Interesting things would be,

• Database
• Javascript
• UML
• UI
• Hibernate(are there plugins to work with hibernate?)
• Anything else that you use that helps your work.

Cordially,

Answer 1

Download, Eclipse IDE J2EE Edition.

Answer 2

• Database - Quantum DB
• Javascript - Spket
• UML - eUML
• UI - WindowBuilder
• Hibernate - Hibernator

You can find all that you need at EclipsePluginCentral.com

Answer 3

You can use Yoxos
It does dependency management of Plugins quite well.For a newbie eclipse plugins management can be bit cumbersome especially those which are dependent on other eclipse framework like EMF etc.

My List of Plugins:
a)eUML2: For UML and Reverse engineering Code.
b)TestNG:For TestNG framework(Its like Junit but much better).
c)EMMA:Code Coverage.
d)FindBugs and CheckSTyle:For Source Code analysis.
e)CAP and Jdepend:Dependency Analysis in your code.
f)Quantuam DB:for Database access.
g)Spring IDE:If you use Spring in your app.
h)Hibernate Tools:If you use Hibernate.

Answer 4

Yes,

What about tests?

Tests are really easy in .NET with visual studio, hows it in java?

What about jSeam vs Spring?