I use the GL stuff a lot, and I'm trembling at the thought that it might not be supported compatibly. But that will be revealed in due time.
I tried Eclipse with my Java class last year & I hated it. It was big and slow. It would be awful to be stuck with that every time I wanted to write J code. I like the IDE just as it is - not that it's so great, but I know it, and it meets my needs. Henry Rich Dan Bron wrote: > I wrote: >> But I don't know how much thought or effort has already gone into the new >> IDE, or even what its goals are. > > I may not specifically know its goals, but thinking about it more, I > realize I do know some of its constraints. > > The IDE actually wears two hats. It's a code development tool *and* a > solution component. It actually provides some of J's functionality. > Specifically wd (including timers), sockets, a COM server, and all that GL > stuff I never use. > > It probably won't be easy to port all that functionality to Eclipse. > Particularly if JSoftware is aiming at any reasonable level of backwards > compatibility. > > That said, while it wouldn't be easy, it would be possible, and the > benefits may outweigh the costs. But that's not my call to make. > > -Dan > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
