=) I hope that wasn't taken the wrong way - Tor wispering "use netbeans" at the end of a couple episodes always makes me smile
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 5:23 AM, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: > <wisper>I already use netbeans. Eclipse has some graphical problems on > my (latest) version of Ubuntu Linux presumably due to SWT not being > kept up to date properly</wisper> > > On Jan 19, 10:00 am, Steven Siebert <[email protected]> wrote: > > You might find this approach interesting: > > > > http://jvi.sourceforge.net/ > > > > <wisper>use netbeans</wisper> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:35 AM, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I wanted to ask whether anyone has experience of the capabilities of > > > command line IDEs? I ask because I have not really tried doing any > > > development in anger from the Linux / Unix command line. I have only > > > really tweaked configuration files with vi and that is about it. > > > > > I ask because I have a co-worker who has been rather condescending > > > about the use of any GUI tools. He seems determined never to use them > > > and thinks he can do everything more efficiently from the command > > > line. I would suppose it is harder given he is an Objective-C > > > developer on Linux. I don't think the options for Objective-C tools > > > and IDEs are that great to begin with unless you are on the Mac. I > > > tried a GNUStep IDE on Ubuntu called ProjectCenter. On the latest > > > Ubuntu I found the UI so buggy and flaky that the whole IDE is frankly > > > unusable. I have come back to it more than once and each time given up > > > because I can't work it (often through stupid things like mouse clicks > > > not being responded to or responding in the wrong place). > > > > > To be honest I know if someone holds such an extreme anti GUI tools > > > opinion and is determined not to use them then it is pointless arguing > > > with someone like that because I don't think they are really prepared > > > to be convinced anyway. > > > > > It did make me curious though as to what kind of development power is > > > available from command line editors like Emacs. I know that key > > > features I like in IDE's is the ability to hyperlink through to a > > > method declaration / class declaration or where a variable is > > > declared. Also finding the usages of a method is really valuable to me > > > as well as being able to apply various forms of refactoring. In theory > > > a command like editor could support some or all of that. However I > > > don't know what features are actually currently available. > > > > > Just curious. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "The Java Posse" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
