Interesting book. I just briefly skimmed the TOC, and jumped to this page: http://awurl.com/ajzgvj114896 http://awurl.com/ajzgvj114896 Notice the yellow highl

Interesting book. I just briefly skimmed the TOC, and jumped to this page: http://awurl.com/ajzgvj114896 http://awurl.com/ajzgvj114896 Notice the yellow highlight: Using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as Visual Studio (commercial), NetBeans (free, for Java), IDEA (for Java, commercial, free education licenses may be available), or Eclipse (free, works with multiple programming languages) is a must for today's software projects. Why? Today's IDEs are loaded with features (and some of them are actually useful!). Keep looking for smart ways to use your IDE - a good start is to learn the keyboard shortcuts for frequently used features. This is actually why I can't stand the available IDEs. They are too loaded with features I don't give a rat's ass about, they steal screen real-estate. Some of the "useful" features no doubt include things like intellisense, which help a newbie get up and running faster, but ultimately can be a huge hinderance in learning and API. Once you've learned the keyboard shortcuts for the features you do care about, all you've learned is a half-assed re-implementation of Emacs or Vim that can only use a maximum of 80% of your screen. Interestingly, the quote at the top of the page (blue highlight): Tools amplify your talent If your talent is managing project directory structure, clicking buttons with your mouse, and setting project properties, then by all means, use one of these IDEs. This was merely an excerpt that I happened upon by chance, but if the book is just page after page of telling me that his "religious" choices comprise the Right Way, then I'll pass.