Question: I am learning Java now (yay) in my spare time and have started several different tutorials. Some tutorials say to use NetBeans, some say to use Eclipse. Eventually I would like to get into Android development because i will be getting a smart phone at the end of this year.

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Answer: 
Your best bet when starting out is using a simple text editor and the command prompt to compile/run.
Eclipse is very popular and has a great debugger for java (I've heard better than Netbeans). If you are not going to program swing applications I would recommend Eclipse. For swing applications, Netbeans has a great designer.
I've also heard that IntelliJ is a great IDE but I don't know it.