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This page gives an overview of how to use another IDE than the built-in Robot Editor that comes with [[Robocode]].

== Using an IDE ==
Are you getting tired of Robocode's built-in editor? It may be time to start using a real IDE (Integrated Development Environment). This tutorial will show you how to use the [http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse IDE], available for [http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ download here]. Eclipse is one of the more popular IDEs used for Java development, and you can get it free of charge! :-)

Note that I personally prefer to use '''Eclipse IDE for Java Developers''' or '''Eclipse SDK'''.

At the time of writing, the latest stable build is [http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/ Eclipse 3.4.1]. Robocode itself is being developed using the '''Eclipse IDE for Java Developers''' (typically the newest version available). If a more recent stable version exists than the one mentioned here, you should of course [http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ download] that version instead. '''NOTE: [[Robocode/System Requirements|Java is required]] for running Eclipse'''.

So, what are you waiting for? Go get it now! 

Once you have Eclipse installed and running, I'll show you how to [[Robocode/Eclipse/Create a Project|create a project]] for your robots.

== References ==
* [http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse.org - Eclipse home page]
* [http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Eclipse Downloads]
* [http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/ Eclipse project downloads - latest releases]

== See also ==

=== Using Eclipse IDE ===
* [[Robocode/Eclipse/Create_a_Project|Creating a project for your robots]]
* [[Robocode/Add_a_Robot_Project|Add robot project from an IDE into Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/Eclipse/Create_a_Robot|Creating a robot in Eclipse]]
* [[Robocode/Running from Eclipse|Running your robot from Eclipse]]
* [[Robocode/Eclipse/Debugging Robot|Debugging your robot with Eclipse]]

=== Using NetBeans IDE ===
* [[Robocode/NetBeans/Configure]]

=== Robot API ===
* [http://robocode.sourceforge.net/docs/robocode/ Robot API]

=== Tutorials ===
* [[Robocode/System Requirements|System Requirements for Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/Download|How to download and install Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/Robot Anatomy|The anatomy of a robot]]
* [[Robocode/Getting Started|Getting started with Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/My First Robot|My First Robot Tutorial]]
* [[Robocode/Game Physics|Robocode Game Physics]]
* [[Robocode/Scoring|Scoring in Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/Robot Console|Using the robot console]]
* [[Robocode/Downloading_Robots|Downloading other robots]]
* [[Robocode/Learning from Robots|Learning from other robots]]
* [[Robocode/Package Robot|Package your robot]]
* [[Robocode/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]]
* [[Robocode/Articles|Articles about Robocode]]
* [[Robocode/Console Usage|Starting Robocode from the command line]]
* [[Robocode/Graphical_Debugging|Graphical debugging]]

=== News and Releases ===
* [http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_project.php?group_id=37202 RSS Feeds for the Robocode project]
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=37202&package_id=29609 Robocode file releases]

=== Home pages ===
* [http://robocode.sourceforge.net/ Classic homepage]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/robocode Robocode project at SourceForge]
* [http://robocoderepository.com/ Robocode Repository]
* [[wikipedia:Robocode|Wikipediaentry for Robocode]]

[[Category:Robocode Documentation]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]
[[Category:Eclipse IDE]]