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What happened to Eclipse? I remember there was a time when IBM really invested in it that it was miles better than anything in the Java editing space, or hones
by thawaway1837 7y ago
What happened to Eclipse?
I remember there was a time when IBM really invested in it that it was miles better than anything in the Java editing space, or honestly any competitor at the time. For example, instantaneous compiling and error checking was so far ahead it took MS many years to catch up with it.
It used to be a matter of huge excitement when a new language or framework was supported by Eclipse.
But I moved away from Eclipse for a few years (I wasn’t programming then) and I’m back and suddenly it’s absolute terrible. Not just worse than browsers of the time, but possibly worse than what it was when I last used it.
- dmitryminkovsky 7y agoReally? Is it that bad? I haven’t tried it in a long time but I imagined that if I opened it up it would be pretty good. Got to try it now.
- zmmmmm 7y agoNot sure what you're experiencing but I use Eclipse daily and I can't see anything remotely like what you're describing. It's clunky and sometimes slow (esp. if you run it with default memory - ALWAYS increase the memory). But it works just fine for me.
- aedron 7y agoFunny, the two things you mention (instantaneous compiling and error checking) are still better in Eclipse.
- tolle 7y agoIBM getting involved in something is usually a death sentence. Initially they might inspire hope. But they'll turn everything into a horrible mess lacking those polishing touches that makes stuff nice to work with. They'll tick feature check-boxes. But the stuff will barely be usable.