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It's really hard to stress how much IDEA blows eclipse, netbeans, etc. out of the water when it comes to Java development.
by bdittmer 18y ago
It's really hard to stress how much IDEA blows eclipse, netbeans, etc. out of the water when it comes to Java development.
- snprbob86 18y agoAgreed. And once you learn to use refactoring effectively, you start to really appreciate static typing and generally just want to give the JetBrains team a real big hug.
- omouse 18y agoWhat does static typing have to do with refactoring? Smalltalk can refactor just fine?
- st3fan 18y agoIn a very limited way. Re-read those papers.
- snprbob86 18y agoSmalltalk can refactor, but not always just fine. Strong type systems give you considerably more information by which to perform a refactoring. A great deal of refactoring can be in dynamic languages, but once you start doing dynamic things, all bets are off. I see that there is refactoring in JetBrain's Ruby offering. I'm sure it pushes the state of the art in dynamic refactoring. However, I'm also sure it was much harder for them to implement and test :-)
- babul 18y agoIt is my favourite Java editor, but is expensive compared to the others which are free. However, you get what you pay for.
- bdittmer 18y agoBeing perpetually enrolled in college does have its perks - I got my first educational license (at v6) for $99 and all subsequent upgrades for $50.