Posted by Benjamin Johnston on 2000-06-28
> I really don't see what the big fascination with IDE's is. I agree with you, that you can often do an better job, by hand (when it comes to designing GUIs in Java). But, I prefer development in an IDE (JBuilder) for several reasons: a. CodeInsight. (where a drop-down list of all the methods of an object appears) b. A tree view of my code, so I can navigate my code with a few clicks. c. Graphical debugging. d. Syntax highlighting. (although many text editors can do this) e. Convenient, quick access to the appropriate docs. f. Easy API source browsing. JBuilderFoundation is Free, written in 100% Java (so you're developing Java in a Java environment), looks really nice and has all those features. Thats why I use JBuilderFoundation. (I've actually purchased JBuilder3Pro (not as good), but am still using JBuilderFoundation 90% of the time -- I'll upgrade to JBuilder3.5 (the Java version) when I get a faster computer). I still use the command line for really small projects, but the productivity of an IDE is too great to not use it. The only time I use the GUI builder, is when I can't remember all the parameters to GridBagLayout -- it makes experimentation quicker... and then I rewrite it by hand in Java. (But you've got to have a fairly fast computer... mine is a tad slow, but I still put up with it). -Benjamin Johnston s355171@xxxxxxx.xx.xxx.xx
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