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On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 at 21:10, Geertjan Wielenga <[email protected]> wrote: > I wonder about the wisdom of Java IDE wars. Anyway, I’d say the unique > features of NetBeans are: > > — NetBeans is simply a GUI on top of the command line, e.g., it is a GUI > on top of the Maven command line where other IDEs have their own > abstractions and complexities to force e.g. Maven to work in the IDE. Same > for Gradle — in both cases the pom.xml and Gradle build file are recognized > and the folder containing them can be opened and no import process is > needed. > > — NetBeans is an Apache project driven by its community, where the others > are commercial projects tied to companies or to the Eclipse Foundation > which is very different to Apache. (Apache projects are driven by > individual contributors, while Eclipse Foundation is pay-for-play.) > > — NetBeans is the original Java IDE and still used by James Gosling, one > of the key people in Sun who incorporated it into Sun. > > Thanks to the Apache process and the strength of its brand, NetBeans had > by far the most stable future. Indeed, the quarterly cycle, created > completely by its community and especially 11.1 release manager Neil, is a > sign of its strength and promise. > > Gj > > > On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 at 20:30, Kenneth Fogel <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> At Code One this year I will be presenting with Jeanne Boyarsky and Scott >> Selikoff a session titled Java IDE Wars. I am working on my list of talking >> points for NB. Please suggest any part of NetBeans that makes it superior >> to Eclipse, IntelliJ or Visual Studio Code. Are there features that users >> assume does not exist in NetBeans but does?. Last week I got NB 11.1 >> working on the new Raspberry Pi 4 w/ 4 Gig RAM. Next will be to determine >> that remote debugging still works from NB on a Win PC to a Pi. >> >> One significant feature is the quarterly updates. I may not be too happy >> with Java's 6 month cycle but for an IDE to be successful it does need to >> be more responsive to its community thru frequent and regular updates. >> >> Please let me know what you think I should discuss should you have the >> time. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ken Fogel >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >> >> >> >>
