[ajug-members] favorite IDE

[Björn Gustafsson]

I used emacs/xemacs for a *long* time, and had that environment so
finely tuned to my work habits that nothing could really compare. But
when I first went to Java I was effectively forced into a new editor
(JBuilder).  In the beginning it galled me, but I warmed to it after a
while. Now I can't live without the features of a specialized IDE, and
I no longer have the time to roll my own extensions within emacs (or
to write Eclipse extensions, for that matter).

The downside with the individualized environment is that it only works
in one context.  Especially if you change jobs or do contract work
it's hard to keep your own tools and practices working.  And even in a
more stable environment, it can be hard to help your coworkers with
problems if they also don't share the same toolkit.

I think that my low-level needs are met sufficiently by nearly any
IDE, and I just don't have the resources any more to fine-tune it to
be exactly what I want. (Though IDEA was closer to my ideal than
Eclipse....)


On 8/10/06, Burr Sutter <burr.sutter at jboss.com> wrote:
> You might be right.
>
> Every development team has a unique project/folder/build structure and
> pull that into an IDE takes too much effort in some cases.
>
> Eclipse's import project from Ant trick has failed me before.  What has
> been the rest of your collective experiences?  Perhaps Netbeans performs
> better this case.
>
> Burr
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ajug-members-bounces at ajug.org] On Behalf Of Kammy
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:43 AM
> To: ajug-members at ajug.org
> Subject: [ajug-members] favorite IDE
>
> I guess I am a dinosaur. I use xemacs and vi.  I tried
> using eclipse 1 X, but didn't like the whole project
> thing, etc, which I can't stand about IDE's anyway.
>
> Kammy
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Björn Gustafsson