I believe that the best IDE is TogetherSoft Control Center.  Beats even .net Visual 
Studio.

It's sad that CC costs so much :-(

Maris Orbidans

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 5:13 PM
> To: Struts Users Mailing List
> Subject: RE: IDE for EJB2.0 development
> 
> 
> OK, OK.  So I said the
> 
> This is so childish, almost comical!
> (Wish it was Friday)
> 
> *Disclaimer - The following paragraph is not aimed at any ONE 
> person, I
> simply ask this of every developer who thinks they can spread their
> ill-founded beliefs on everyone else.
> 
> At what point in Technology did YOU decide that it was time to stop
> advancing?
> Who the hell made YOU dictator to decide what qualifies as guru-hood?
> 
> I've noticed a trend with such people.
> 
> When they started out learning how to be a programmer, they 
> were eager to
> learn things and eager to try out new stuff.  Then, when they were
> considered to be on the leading edge of technology, they felt REALLY
> powerful and strong.  That's right, they were the gurus of the moment.
> 
> Then, all of a sudden something new came into town and they 
> had to defend
> their guru status.
> Instead of embracing the newest technology and helping others 
> to improve
> their product (code), they were bitter and complained amongst 
> themselves,
> trying to convince each other that they were still the gurus of today.
> Meanwhile, as the jobs for that type of work began to dry up. 
>  Some of them
> still clung to their beliefs that they were right and 
> everyone else was
> stupid.
> 
> 
> So which one are you?  North-going or South-going?
> 
> http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~cs315/subpages/inline/Zax.html
> 
> 
> Doesn't matter, you fit the qualifications for both.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I admit that I got my start as a developer on the Microsoft 
> side of the
> fence.  Why?  Well, because everything was free.  I was in 
> the Army and
> didn't make a lot of money so FREE sounded really good to me. 
>  I started
> learning html and moved right into Visual Basic 3, 4, and 5.  
> However, the
> technology that got me into 6 figures was ASP.  That's right 
> Active Server
> Pages.
> Then came along this phenomenon called Java.  I was 
> introduced to the Struts
> framework and quickly realized just how superior it was to 
> ASP.  I have been
> a believer ever since.
> 
> One thing I noticed on the Non-MS side of the fence that I 
> didn't see on the
> MS side was the bitterness and anger that some people have 
> for the other
> side.
> 
> I guess I just don't get it.  Some people at my last job 
> actually treated me
> like sh## because I "used to be" an ASP developer.  Hmmmm, I 
> don't recall
> such hostility about Java developers from anyone at any of my 
> previous MS
> shop jobs.
> In fact, one guy actually started talking to me and helping 
> me only after he
> heard me tell a friend that I had just installed Linux on my laptop.
> 
> WHAT THE FU$#$%#$%#$!!!!!!!!
> 
> Where is this hatred coming from people?
> Why don't you just get over it and get a life!  Microsoft ISN'T going
> away!!!
> 
> If you don't like their software, then stop using it......but 
> just shut the
> hell up!!!
> 
> JM
> 
> P.S. Oh crap, I used spellchecker before sending this 
> message.  Oh well,
> guess I'm not an e-mail guru.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chappell, Simon P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 8:52 AM
> > To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > Subject: RE: IDE for EJB2.0 development
> >
> >
> > I think that it would be safe to say that the use of any form of
> > GUI with your editor would disqualify you from the higher levels
> > of Guruhood. If you can't type it, then it isn't real. Who needs
> > search and replace dialogues when you can type
> >
> >  :%s/string1/string2/g
> >
> > Is that not a beautiful thing? :-)
> >
> > Simon
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Simon P. Chappell                     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Java Programming Specialist                      www.landsend.com
> > Lands' End, Inc.                                   (608) 935-4526
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Joseph Barefoot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 6:53 PM
> > >To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > >Subject: RE: IDE for EJB2.0 development
> > >
> > >
> > >Okay, I have to ask a question of all of you emacs/vi
> > >developers out there
> > >with S's on your chests:
> > >
> > >Are graphical versions of these tools allowed in the kindom of
> > >Studcodia, or
> > >monochromatic versions only? ;)
> > >
> > >peace,
> > >
> > >Joe Barefoot
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Galbreath, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 2:38 PM
> > >> To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'
> > >> Subject: RE: IDE for EJB2.0 development
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Well, I'm sure your tool is bigger than mine.
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: James Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 4:03 PM
> > >> To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > >> Subject: RE: IDE for EJB2.0 development
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Actually, its a 'my tool is better than your lack of 
> one' rant :-)
> > >>
> > >> JM
> > >>
> > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > From: Schneider, Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 3:50 PM
> > >> > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'
> > >> > Subject: RE: IDE for EJB2.0 development
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm enjoying the 'my tool is better than your tool' rant.
> > >> >
> > >> > Your talk of assembly line workers reminds me of analogies
> > >I've read in
> > >> > engineering books.  Many have references to the industrial
> > >> revolution and
> > >> > how productivity and efficiency skyrocketed with the use of
> > >> > assembly lines.
> > >> > But I guess that's only true for uninteresting factory crap.
> > >> >
> > >> > e.
> > >> >
> > >> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > > From: Galbreath, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 3:24 PM
> > >> > > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'
> > >> > > Subject: RE: IDE for EJB2.0 development
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > A more appropriate analogy would be hand-made furniture vs.
> > >> > > the crap you buy
> > >> > > from a factory.  And carpenters are much more
> > >interesting people than
> > >> > > assembly-line workers. (hint-hint)
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Mark
> > >> > >
> > >> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > > From: James Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 3:15 PM
> > >> > > To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > >> > > Subject: RE: IDE for EJB2.0 development
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > No no, I have to agree with Mark.  Real programmers use text
> > >> > > editors just
> > >> > > like "Real" construction workers use pitch forks and shovels
> > >> > > and not those
> > >> > > fancy bull dozers and front-end loaders.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > What happened to the good-ole days where it took a year and
> > >> > > half to build a
> > >> > > house!!!
> > >> > >
> > >> > > JM
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > > > From: Chappell, Simon P 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1:35 PM
> > >> > > > To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > >> > > > Subject: RE: IDE for EJB2.0 development
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > I have to go there .... even if it isn't Friday! :-)
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > REAL programmers use vi. EMACS is an operating 
> system trying to
> > >> > > > pass itself off as a text editor (Mmmmm ... LISP as your
> > >> > > > scripting language!).
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > As an aside, even a relevent aside, I have been 
> tinkering with
> > >> > > > jEdit (http://www.jedit.org) and have found it to be a
> > >very good
> > >> > > > general text editor. It has a growing collection of
> > >plugins that
> > >> > > > utilise such goodies as syntax highlighting, ant and
> > >refactoring
> > >> > > > support. Check it out!
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Simon

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