I'm not so sure the difference is so profound any more. I tried IDEA once, but didn't stick with it very long (probably due to the fact that eclipse is free :-)
I have heard of others who really liked IDEA. Just curious as to how long ago you guys tried eclipse (not trying to start a flame war!) And does IDEA have a gui builder? Richard --- Jim Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll very heartily second that. I've also used > both, though the moment I > have to type nonsense that the computer should take > care of for me (eg, > "import org.apache.log4j.Logger;") I go running back > to IDEA as quickly as I > can. Nothing else I've seen is on the same planet > with its Intentions > functionality (the IntentionsPowerPack for the EAP > just furthers that point) > or very smart Live Templates, and even products that > do nothing BUT > refactoring don't even come close to what IDEA can > do. Not to mention its > JUnit integration, etc. Very, very sweet. Eclipse > is nice in a lot of > ways, but it's just not in the same class when it > comes to the day-to-day > creation and maintenance of code. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Masterson > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 5:07 PM > To: Log4J Developers List > Subject: RE: Out of commission > > > I like Eclipse, but I like IDEA better. IDEA isn't > as well known, and it > costs some money (although nothing like the insane > prices JBilder demands), > but the OTI people (I know one of them, from the > shop in Switzerland, who > I've met a few times here in Germany) will tell you > that IDEA is the only > IDE on the market that they consider as worthy > competition. IDEA also has a > number of famous evangelists, the most notable > probably being Martin Fowler. > > I find that very few Eclipse zealots have ever tried > IDEA, but that the > reverse is true of IDEA zealots - that is, most IDEA > zealots seem to have > tried Eclipse as well, and like IDEA better. I > suspect that means > something. :-) > > I am more productive with IDEA than any other IDE > I've ever tried. You > really ought to take a look at it, if you've got the > time. > > http://www.intellij.com/idea/ > <http://www.intellij.com/idea/> > > Cheers, > Mark > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
