Re: Java IDE
Arne VajhQj wrote:
jojo80011 wrote:
What is the best IDE to use when developing Java applications?
Try a few and see what you prefer.
Free ones include: Eclipse, NetBeans and JDeveloper.
Or maybe the Eclipse clone Turbo JBuilder.
And there are no cost reason not to try all of them.
In all seriousness, I have yet to find Eclipse and its offspring anything but
a royal PITA. Many people I know swear by them, but a typical scenario is
like today, when my coworker told me that a particular problem I had in RAD 7
(an Eclipse progeny) was easily solvable. I just had to write a batch file to
fix up the Eclipse project files.
He really didn't see this as an issue with the IDE at all.
On the upside, Eclipse is every bit as powerful and complete as its proponents
say it is. They tell me I just have to get used to it, that things will get
smoother as I get to know the product better. As I've only been using it just
about every work day since late 2001, I guess I am being impatient.
--
Lew
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