I just wanted to say that I recently switched from VS Code’s semi-official java plugin (which is practically unusable for large projects) to the Netbeans VSCode plugin recently, and the NetBeans approach is already better in most respects—thank you!
I’ve used used Netbeans since it’s inception—that’s over 20 years—and I truly believe the language server/plugin approach is the future for Netbeans. Let other people worry about the non-specific editor/IDE features like remote development via an SSH tunnel (one of the the reasons I had to switch from NetBeans), and focus on what you do best: development-specific features. This is just my opinion, but it’s the opinion of someone who has been around for a while and has seen the direction things are going. I’m so sure of this, I’m willing to put my money where my mouth is (well, a modest amount of money). I think the most glaring feature missing right now is the ability format java files, and configure how they’re formatted. I know the plumbing/code is probably already in there, because it’s used to order imports. I’m offering a $250 USD bounty to anyone who gets a PR accepted that gets the rest of this done. I’d expect that it would offer similar options to what is currently in NetBeans proper. Don’t have that much NetBeans development experience but still want to get in on the action? Here’s an easy one: $75 to create a VS Code plugin that emulates the NetBeans previous/next matching word functionality. That’s it! I miss that feature a LOT. Thanks for all the hard work, Alvin P.S. - is there a bounty board still active somewhere where I can post this? -- Alvin Thompson --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
