While I agree that there is some commonality across many Java
projects (in that Java has a packaging mechanism that utilizes directories etc. and that these projects commonly produce one or
more JAR files) it seems to me that this approach would either be
too restrictive on the type of project that could utilize it or
that so much customization would be required as to negate the
usefulness of it.
Netbeans thinks otherwise, and in fact *does* include a basic build. All IDEs have their layout, and tons of projects have used it without
customizations.
So my $0.02: NetBeans 4.0 does have a basic prepackaged project type (incl. Ant script and *.properties) with a fixed structure suitable for many simple projects. It certainly does not try to please everyone, and in fact people file RFEs constantly asking for more features and configurable options, which cannot all be satisfied. For this reason, the IDE also supports using an arbitrary Ant script for a project (so long as some basic information is given for refactoring etc. to work). Without that feature, I think it would be useless for anyone working in a big organization with a complex setup, or even for a number of smaller projects.
-J.
-- Jesse Glick <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> x22801 NetBeans, Open APIs <http://www.netbeans.org/>
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