Hello all,
This is a bit off-topic. I am in need of a good (meaning "easy to use for
a Perl-hacking moron like me") Java IDE with strong database connectivity.
I have already evaluated IBM VisualAge for Java Entry Edition (didn't
like), Inprise JBuilder 3.1 Enterprise (didn't like.. too code-y, but I
can live with it if I have to.. and they havw a Linux version) and Sybase
PowerJ Enterprise 3.1.
The latter has a much-ballyhooed database wizard that can allegedly build
data-bound forms from JDBC metadata. I tried it, it is all but unusable
(forms produced are ugly, functional though, but form design/positioning
is WAY too slow on my development machine, which is a Compaq Presario 7400
with a 533MHz processor and 184MB of RAM).
I'm looking for something along the lines and ease-of-use of MS Access VB.
Impossible? right now I'll be looking at KL Group's JClass DataSource,
which looks good (data-bound JFC/Swing controls, wizards (ack), automagic
master-detail and query builder). Note this is not an IDE, just a 100%
Pure Java bunch of classes which you can plugin to your 100% Pure Java IDE
(which right now is probably just Sun Forte for Java and Inprise
JBuilder -- IBM VisualAge for Linux is Motif based).
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