I've tried several IDEs in Linux:
JBuilder -- free version; learning curve too steep w/out docs. Never sure
what was happening.
Forte IE -- **Powerful** but slow. Editor so-so. Couldn't sign jars from
inside IDE. Petty annoyances, like having to re-add files to JARs when
rebuilding removed them. Won't remember JAR contents. Only one project
open at a time. Can *only* edit Java related files in you project (Want to
check something in that C++ server program you're porting? Sorry, can't
open it. Need to see another file? Add it to package first.).
CodeWarrior -- Plus: Very like the Metrowerks Mac IDE which I cut my teeth
on back when it was Lightspeed C & Pascal. Multiple projects open at
once. Edits *any* text file in Mac, DOS, or UNIX format. Minus: Like the
Mac product! (I'd like a more Linux look & feel. Leaves ".AppleDouble"
directories everywhere.
SOLUTION: Ant and the NEdit text editor. Full control for whatever I want!
At 03:54 4/28/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I just downloaded the trial version for Forte for Java 2.0 Internet
>Edition and it seems like a good servlet development kit because of the
>integrated tomcat server. I was wondering if anyone was using other IDE's
>for servlet development and if they had any thoughts about what was the
>best IDE and why?
>
>Thanks
>
>Curtis
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