Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: Allen l Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.help Subject: Re: Eclipse And NetBeans Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:38:58 -0700 (PDT) Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 187 Message-ID: <17103368.1918.1335490738028.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbqq1> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.38.22.181 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Trace: posting.google.com 1335490851 15041 127.0.0.1 (27 Apr 2012 01:40:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:40:51 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=66.38.22.181; posting-account=aq6liwoAAAD--_fTckdf0GiOP1yItf2b User-Agent: G2/1.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.help:1785 On Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:35:24 PM UTC-5, Steve wrote: > I've been using Visual Slickedit for over 10 years. I'm now working my > way through the help files in Eclipse. I decided to give it a try > since it is *almost* a defacto standard in Java shops. > > I've been impressed with what I have seen so far. > > I understand that the other contender for popular, free, plugin based > JAVA IDE is NetBeans. > > I understand there may just be religious issues as far as which one a > person should choose, but while I understand the differences in > philosophies between an older religious war: emacs and vi, I don't with > Eclipse and NetBeans. > > Both are written in Java, both are IDEs, both are built to take in new > functionality via plugins. > > So, what are the big differences between the two that make some people > go with one and others with the other? > > Thanks in advance for any polite, non-critical, non-negative opinions > > Steve On Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:35:24 PM UTC-5, Steve wrote: > I've been using Visual Slickedit for over 10 years. I'm now working my > way through the help files in Eclipse. I decided to give it a try > since it is *almost* a defacto standard in Java shops. > > I've been impressed with what I have seen so far. > > I understand that the other contender for popular, free, plugin based > JAVA IDE is NetBeans. > > I understand there may just be religious issues as far as which one a > person should choose, but while I understand the differences in > philosophies between an older religious war: emacs and vi, I don't with > Eclipse and NetBeans. > > Both are written in Java, both are IDEs, both are built to take in new > functionality via plugins. > > So, what are the big differences between the two that make some people > go with one and others with the other? > > Thanks in advance for any polite, non-critical, non-negative opinions > > Steve On Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:35:24 PM UTC-5, Steve wrote: > I've been using Visual Slickedit for over 10 years. I'm now working my > way through the help files in Eclipse. I decided to give it a try > since it is *almost* a defacto standard in Java shops. > > I've been impressed with what I have seen so far. > > I understand that the other contender for popular, free, plugin based > JAVA IDE is NetBeans. > > I understand there may just be religious issues as far as which one a > person should choose, but while I understand the differences in > philosophies between an older religious war: emacs and vi, I don't with > Eclipse and NetBeans. > > Both are written in Java, both are IDEs, both are built to take in new > functionality via plugins. > > So, what are the big differences between the two that make some people > go with one and others with the other? > > Thanks in advance for any polite, non-critical, non-negative opinions > > Steve On Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:35:24 PM UTC-5, Steve wrote: > I've been using Visual Slickedit for over 10 years. I'm now working my > way through the help files in Eclipse. I decided to give it a try > since it is *almost* a defacto standard in Java shops. > > I've been impressed with what I have seen so far. > > I understand that the other contender for popular, free, plugin based > JAVA IDE is NetBeans. > > I understand there may just be religious issues as far as which one a > person should choose, but while I understand the differences in > philosophies between an older religious war: emacs and vi, I don't with > Eclipse and NetBeans. > > Both are written in Java, both are IDEs, both are built to take in new > functionality via plugins. > > So, what are the big differences between the two that make some people > go with one and others with the other? > > Thanks in advance for any polite, non-critical, non-negative opinions > > Steve On Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:35:24 PM UTC-5, Steve wrote: > I've been using Visual Slickedit for over 10 years. I'm now working my > way through the help files in Eclipse. I decided to give it a try > since it is *almost* a defacto standard in Java shops. > > I've been impressed with what I have seen so far. > > I understand that the other contender for popular, free, plugin based > JAVA IDE is NetBeans. > > I understand there may just be religious issues as far as which one a > person should choose, but while I understand the differences in > philosophies between an older religious war: emacs and vi, I don't with > Eclipse and NetBeans. > > Both are written in Java, both are IDEs, both are built to take in new > functionality via plugins. > > So, what are the big differences between the two that make some people > go with one and others with the other? > > Thanks in advance for any polite, non-critical, non-negative opinions > > Steve On Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:35:24 PM UTC-5, Steve wrote: > I've been using Visual Slickedit for over 10 years. I'm now working my > way through the help files in Eclipse. I decided to give it a try > since it is *almost* a defacto standard in Java shops. > > I've been impressed with what I have seen so far. > > I understand that the other contender for popular, free, plugin based > JAVA IDE is NetBeans. > > I understand there may just be religious issues as far as which one a > person should choose, but while I understand the differences in > philosophies between an older religious war: emacs and vi, I don't with > Eclipse and NetBeans. > > Both are written in Java, both are IDEs, both are built to take in new > functionality via plugins. > > So, what are the big differences between the two that make some people > go with one and others with the other? > > Thanks in advance for any polite, non-critical, non-negative opinions > > Steve From what I understand if you are planning to also make Android apps you have to use Eclipse. Netbeans will not work ( I could be wrong) On Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:35:24 PM UTC-5, Steve wrote: > I've been using Visual Slickedit for over 10 years. I'm now working my > way through the help files in Eclipse. I decided to give it a try > since it is *almost* a defacto standard in Java shops. > > I've been impressed with what I have seen so far. > > I understand that the other contender for popular, free, plugin based > JAVA IDE is NetBeans. > > I understand there may just be religious issues as far as which one a > person should choose, but while I understand the differences in > philosophies between an older religious war: emacs and vi, I don't with > Eclipse and NetBeans. > > Both are written in Java, both are IDEs, both are built to take in new > functionality via plugins. > > So, what are the big differences between the two that make some people > go with one and others with the other? > > Thanks in advance for any polite, non-critical, non-negative opinions > > Steve