Ok, I chose a language and a pet project to practice Java.<P>Now what tools do you advise me to use to get the best of it ?<P>I haven't used an IDE before (well, that's a lie, I actually use JBuilder ...

Eclipse is generally recommended. (Personally I think it blows but many here like it) I think there is also netBeans. Those are the two free java IDEs I know. A quick google search will bring them up.

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