using emacs for java programming

Question

Has anyone had any success in configuring emacs for Java development? I installed cedet and malabar mode but couldn't get to use it successfully. Is it even worth spending more time setting up emacs or should I switch to Eclipse? I'm a long time Emacs user. Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

You can try eclim which has an Emacs interface. It uses Eclipse as a backend to provide intelligent Java completion features for Emacs. This way you can have the power of Eclipse in Emacs without having to completely to switch to it.