----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Chiverton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 5:32 AM Subject: Re: Eclipse
> On Thursday 29 May 2003 19:56 pm, Jim Campbell wrote: > > It is a big download, but I've found that it's a much faster interface than > > jEdit *because* it doesn't use Swing. I heartily agree that it is > > incredibly obtuse in some areas, though :) > > Well, I've looked at it for a day now, and: > 1) No CFML support, writing one would appear to be a PITA too. > 2) Bizarre interface in places > 3) No central repository of plugins, most plugins immature, or duplicate > functions of other plugins - how do I choose which to use ? > > So I'll carry on with Jedit :-) Yeah, the PHP plugin takes quite a team to keep writing so CF would be a chore. But one advantage of Eclipse is that IBM is solidly behind it, which helps any open source project. The VSS plugin, the database plugin, the easyStruts plugin, and a couple others are fantastic. A good friend of mine speaks on the Complete Programmer "All Stuff, No Fluff" Java conference circuit (a GREAT conference that hits most major metro areas once or twice a year -- easily worth the $695 registration) which has all the Java greats -- James David Duncan, Robert Martin, Dave Thomas (of Complete Programmer fame), etc and there are only two IDEs that those guys are using: Eclipse and IDEA's IntelliJ. IntelliJ has the edge, but it's also about $600. Most seem to use both :) But they only program Java -- so other langauges aren't an issue. Eclipse has a weird UI until you "get it" -- not unlike how Adobe and Macromedia products have their own idea about how UI works. But once you get it, it's pretty cool. I've been working in Websphere Studio Application Developer on and off for 2 years and Eclipse 2.0 is certainly a huge step forward. Regards, John Paul Ashenfelter CTO/Transitionpoint [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
