I'd have to concur with Arron on IDEA vs. Eclipse. I was so impressed by IDEA that I also shelled out the $300 license from my own pocket even though Eclipse is free.
The ability to map any command to a keyboard shortcut is indeed wonderful. It integrates well with perforce (which we use at work), and is generally more stable, faster, and is better at memory management, from what I can tell. -jason On Tuesday 17 June 2003 09:10 pm, Arron Bates wrote: > > > And IDEA may be the best developer's UI ever invented. > > > > Ted, would you mind comparing IDEA to Eclipse a little > > bit, if you have time? Not a full blown feature-by-feature > > review, just highlights. > > I've used the latest Eclipse, and it's ok, but it's not IDEA. > > Eclipse has many of the features IDEA has, but not all, and they're not > quite as well integrated. They have live templates, but IDEA's are easier > to invoke etc etc. Eclipse have taken on some of the features to the degree > that they seem to have even ripped off some of the icons (eg. the little > light globe for code hints). > > Take custom keymaps. Eclipse can finally do custom key maps, but only for > _some_ functions. IDEA can keymap _any_ function. The entire keymap for the > whole IDE is changeable. You can even set keymaps to run your own ANT > targets. I _really_ dig this. For repetitive tasks, I have an ANT build > file full of messy things I've keymapped to make life easier. > > > All the little stuff, it's toe-to-toe. But the big ones like the local in > built version control and the diff tool are not there, and they're awesome > tools. The diff tool, is great, shows up things in a flash. Local version > control, didn't know you needed it until you have it. IDEA keeps a version > history of _all_ your changes to files regardless of any other versioning > system for the team. Basically, it rocks. Set labels and things, roll back > to last known good versions... it's now indispensible. > > One of the killer features about the local VCS, is that IDEA unlike any > other editor I've ever seen, can undo global search and replaces in your > project for the entire undo histroy. too cool for words. > > > You'll find that people using IDEA will swear by it. I dig it so much they > got my money from my own wallet, in spite of other editors being free and > my stingy tendencies. :P > > There's a demo available, best way to find out is to suck it and see. > > > Arron. > > > I've historically always been restricted to whatever > > my employer gives me (which has usually been JBuilder), > > so I have little experience in different UIs. Things > > are about to change though :) > > > > -TPP > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole > > use > > of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use, retention, distribution or > disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient (or authorized to receive for the recipient), please contact the > sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message. Also, email > is susceptible to data corruption, interception, tampering, unauthorized > amendment and viruses. We only send and receive emails on the basis that we > are not liable for any such corruption, interception, tampering, amendment > or viruses or any consequence thereof. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
