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Installing an IDE
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What is an IDE?
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The installation of an IDE - also known as an integrated development environment - is recommended for developing Sponge
plugins and/or working on Sponge itself. An IDE auto-completes names and notifies you of errors, such as mismatched
braces, in your code.
Which one should I choose?
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Every IDE has its pros and cons, and there is no single best IDE for Sponge development. The IDE you choose to use is
largely a matter of personal preference. That being said, it is worth mentioning that `IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition
`__ is fairly popular amongst a majority of the core Sponge team.
Downloads
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* `IntelliJ IDEA `__
* `Eclipse `__
* `NetBeans `__