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For whatever it's worth, my wife's (fairly small) project is still on Eclipse since before 2010. They know it and like it.
by chris_st 4y ago
For whatever it's worth, my wife's (fairly small) project is still on Eclipse since before 2010. They know it and like it.
- saiya-jin 4y ago18 years of working mostly java dev, still on Eclipse. Yes its simpler. No its not for performance although on typical corporate hardware any performance gain is strongly appreciated. I prefer running command lines in ie git or maven/gradle to learn/keep using the tools even when there are plugins for pure clicking. Even won some personal license of Idea on some Belgian java conference around 2007 (javapolis? way too long ago), but it never sticked with me for too long (back then it was significantly slower IDE but already more powerful than most peers). A few devs within company use Idea, but there are no strict requirements. Code is easily portable between those and nothing IDE specific ever goes to git repos. It really doesn't matter that much in enterprise Java, if anybody tells you otherwise they are probably junior or do something very niche in this realm.
- chris_st 4y agoThanks saiya-jin -- great insights. I think it's amazing how strong opinions can be on tools!