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 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

