Just a few things... Very smart code completion (no refreshing the database like Netbeans) and autofixes. If you have used VAJ, it's just the same.
Incremental compilation - at save, the class is compiled. You can see all errors in a project in the task view. No more edit/compile/debug cycle. Once again very VAJ-like. This is a big one for me. Very nice integrated debugging. Breakpoint, watches, etc. Several plug-ins to do debugging within ejb/web containers are now out there (some free). Very good refactoring support. Rename class, pull up method, drag a class into a new package, and more. Really nice Junit and ant integration. Plug-ins are starting to really show up now (http://eclipse-plugins.2y.net/). Good ones - slime (basic uml from code), All the News (website headlines in a small window), easie + lomboz (two free app server integration plug-ins), x-parrots telnet and more. Soon it's going to be the Emacs of java ides :). Really until you've used it for a while and really played with some of the features, you won't be able to get a good opinion. -----Original Message----- From: Guy McArthur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 12:05 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [jug-discussion] Eclipse Stupidity Continues! Could you (and other Eclipsers) elaborate on what components really rock, that is what features specifically? The things I like about NetBeans are: * cvs integration works well * database browser is handy * xml and xsl editing support is very good - thankfully there is an option to disable tree edit as the default mode - one click to check syntax or validate * less overhead than JDeveloper (my former IDE of choice) But even on a relatively fast machine, the Swing UI latency can be annoying. And there doesn't seem to be a simple way to create a jar with all the files in my project: I have to create a new jar and add them one by one. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
