I used eclipse in a corporate environment and I understand its value.
a) Everything in one tool. Your servers can be right there, you have your code, your repository is directly connected, etc.
b) It is actually is pretty good. If it wasn't so bloated I would use it.
c) It is easy to train people to use eclipse, debug in eclipse, its all visual.
d) Loads of plugins, again all in one tool.
Cons would be it commonly eats up over a gig of ram. It is slow. An expert in emacs can probably do most tasks quicker than an expert in eclipse.
a) Everything in one tool. Your servers can be right there, you have your code, your repository is directly connected, etc. b) It is actually is pretty good. If it wasn't so bloated I would use it. c) It is easy to train people to use eclipse, debug in eclipse, its all visual. d) Loads of plugins, again all in one tool.
Cons would be it commonly eats up over a gig of ram. It is slow. An expert in emacs can probably do most tasks quicker than an expert in eclipse.