NetBeans IDE for PHP/Ruby

Question

I just came across NetBeans site and found its PHP and Ruby IDEs. I want to know how popular is NetBeans and are the plugins for SVN really as good as the plugins for Eclipse?

Answer 1

I use NetBeans at work for Java and UML and at home for C, C++, Java, UML, and Python. I have no problems with it or it's support for version control systems, such as SVN, CVS, and ClearCase. It's just as easy, if not easier, than Eclipse to get everything working the way you want to. However, I have found that for some things, it might be more difficult to find a plugin for.