Any JRebel guys out there?  Or JRebel users, maybe.

I currently use Eclipse with the SYSDEO Tomcat plugin.  I'm not really
into tools that deeply (I just use 'em), but what I see is that I can
change some class files and have it pick-up the changes without doing
anything (without restarting Tomcat or redeploying the app).  If I
change a jsp, I need to run this huge ant script that came with the
framework we use here (Comergent).  Running with the "lite" parameter
allows the jsp's to be recognized, and only takes a couple of seconds.
>From a debug standpoint, I can set breakpoints in classes, and they
work, but can't set breakpoints in jsp's.

My issue with the way this works, though, is that it seems like when I
change methods (not signatures, just method contents) in a classes
with some static stuff, it complains and closes the JVM where Tomcat's
running.  Sometimes I have two Tomcats running, and if it has an issue
with code in one web server, it closes both of them.

So my question is...will JRebel move me significantly towards higher
productivity?  As I was listening to the podcast, I was thinking "oh,
I already do that" quite a bit.

What is the underlying technology that I'm using to support my
changing class contents without a redeploy right now (the Tomcat
plugin), so I can better understand the "+" and "-" on this page:
http://www.zeroturnaround.com/jrebel/comparison/

--Dale--

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