> My personal opinion is that Emacs should become a little more user-friendly,I don't know whether I'm a good Java programmer, but I disagree with you! It's about the algorithm and architecture, not about memorizing the API. That's ridiculous. That's how I did it with various other languages in grad school as well. The syntax is secondary. I can very quickly look up any method and class in the documentation or via code-completion. :)
> otherwise IDEs like JBuilder and WebSphere Studio Enterprise Developer WILL
> take over, and Emacs will become a notepad on steroids. I don't know about
> you, but I have a tough time remembering just a few function names, not to
> mention the several hundred that JDEE/Emacs offer. GUI isn't such a bad
> thing. Let's face it, we're living in the 21st Century.
Maybe I am too old for modern 21st century apps. Maybe not. I even used
Linux with kernel version below 1.0.0, don't exactly remember which one.
During my development career I used many advanced IDEs: Borland Pascal,
Delphi, Borland C++ builder, JBuilder and some other. At last I fallen
in love to emacs and after starting programming in Java to JDEE for
emacs.
Look, Emacs shouldn't be user friendly because it isn't for users.
Emacs is for developers so it should be developers friendly. And it is!
I assume you are Java programmer. If you have troubles with remembering
just few function names how can you be good Java programmer?
Java has
Each new JDK release doesn't change 99% of my coding habits. Not very interested in the new java MP3 API set.much more classes and methods. And each new JDK release offers next sets of packages with classes.
Development is all about learning.
...the tools that you need, not all that exist.
If just don't like learning change
Emacs IS changing. The question is, is the change fast enough.your duty. Actually I am not going to force you use emacs+jdee or other IDEs or change your programming habits. Emacs+JDEE is for java developers as well as other Java Builders. They are simply for different kind of developers. Don't change emacs!
Ciao,
Daniel
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