> 1. you probably aren't writing those. 2. Even if you are, you probably aren't writing them in Java. You probably also don't have teams as big as Autodesk or

> 1. you probably aren't writing those. 2. Even if you are, you probably aren't writing them in Java. You probably also don't have teams as big as Autodesk or Quicken, therefore you'd better have a language that helps prevent breakages. Java is a good match for that. > True, now how painful is it without the IDE? Why would you do that? Because you like working without good tools? Text editing is but a very tiny aspect of software development.