If you buy FlexBuilder 2 when it is released and install the standalone version, you won't have to know anything about Eclipse. You are isolated from Eclipse for the most part. As Ben stated, the IDE runs on top of Eclipse. If you are using Eclipse as your primary IDE, then you can opt to install FlexBuilder as a 'plugin'. If you take this route, you already know how Eclipse works, so it is a non-issue. You just download and install the plugin.
Eclipse is the Java worlds answer to MS Visual Studio, except that it is free. People build plugins (or apps) that extend the functionality of the IDE. If you are developing Java apps, then the MyEclipse plugin is probably for you. Using CF? CFEclipse is the plugin you want. Need source control? You download Subversion and the Subclipse plugin so you can maintain version control. Want to check out Ruby on Rails, download the plugin for that. You integrate all of these plugins to customize your workspace to the way you work. VS2005 has the same idea, except in most case you are paying a lot of money for the tools. They do have open source initialtives, but you won't see nearly as many. On 5/5/06, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So, to clarify...if I *want* to use Flex Builder, then I have to > use Eclipse and/or CFEclipse? I guess I'm trying to completely understand > what is meant by "Eclipsed based IDE"... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239670 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
