> -----Original Message----- > From: John Austin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: November 20, 2003 12:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Development Environment suggestions ? > > So far I have been playing around like the Neanderthal* > that I am. I use Sun Java 1.4.x with xterm, vi, emacs and > occasionally Jedit when I feel modern urges. > > Peter has mentioned Eclipse and I have used VisualAge for > Java, and either NetBeans or the Sun form thereof.
If you have a few bucks, you can't beat IntelliJ IDEA. I have used VisualAge and NetBeans, and also JEdit, vi and emacs, but IntelliJ has them all beat hands down. > Is there a path to enlightenment (excuse the trollish tone) > therein ? Given that FOP can be installed and started in > TBI (The Bash IDE), are there other graphical IDE's with a > reasonable learning curve ? IntelliJ is fairly easy to pick up. > I have both Win98 and RH9 available to me. The RH box > has more resources in addition to having the usual Linux > advantages. As another poster mentioned, upgrade from Win98. Win98 has limited GDI resources (that is, the amount of memory for actual windows, visible or invisible), so is a PITA for serious development. > * Is that term Politically Correct ? Would it be offensive to > Europeans ? I myself am descended from Celts and probably > some Angles, Jutes and Saxons. Dunno about Picts. As I understand it, Neanderthals were as smart as us Cro-Magnons. :-) AHS
