Ive been curious since i started learning Java about using an editer. At the moment i use notepad + DOS for everything. Ive tried jpad, and wasnt really impressed. Is MSJ++ worth getting? I was wondering what real Java programmers used. PEACE GAZZ

Mostly notepad in Win9x/NT and pico in *NIX. For compiles (in Win9x/NT and *NIX) I use make to organize my projects. I personally don''t think MSVJ++ was worth my money.

I use pfe32. It''s a text editor but with nice shortcuts and features. No code hilighting or anything, but it''s fast, supports multiple windows, macros, multiple undos. I use it for all my coding.

If I didn''t get JBuilder with Borland Builder 4 Pro, then I would probably be using PFE right now. I just love code completion (...done right...)

JoeG

I use JBuilder 3 Enterprise Edition for Windows and JBuilder 3 Foundation for Linux. I have been using JBuilder in Windows since version one, and I have for the most part been happy with it (despite the occasional rough spots). I have just started playing with the Foundation edition, so I can''t really say anything about it.

I use Visual J++ 6 for toying around with ideas sometimes (just because I have it). It takes some getting used to, but once you do it really isn''t all that bad. I stay away from the form editor because it only works with the Windows specific stuff and not AWT/Swing.

I tried Supercede but didn''t like all the excess code it generated. Also PowerJ Learning Edition, it was okay.

I tried Java Workshop as well, and it was just too slow for my tastes. The cursor couldn''t keep up with my typing, which was really annoying.

So basically I tend to stay away from IDEs for my real work. I use WinEdit, a shareware editor I picked up a while back. Syntax highlighting is all I really care about. Think I''ll check out JBuilder, though.

Oh, and I really liked Kawa when I tried it last year.

i rather fond of vi for all of my programming and text-based editing...it''s rather complex, but not as much as people think it is. once you get the hang of it, it''s really rather powerful.

but then i prefer console stuff to GUI stuff anyway.


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I use XEmacs under both Windows and UNIX environments, with full support for syntax highlighting and indentation.

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Ok, i see that theres no ''dominating'' editer in use by Java programmers. So my question now becomes:
''How much easier is it to debugging when using an editer or using DOS?''
For example you write a GUI, and its got a layout manager with multiple panels and stuff in it. Is it easier to do that Visually? Like with VB? Ive toyed with VB and i found it more point and click rather than code. How good is that for games?

PEACE
GAZZ

I use a program called EditPlus for editing - it does code highlighting, multiple windows etc. and is very handy. I use the Sun SDK to compile and view everything.

I used VB for a while but it seemed a bit too basic for me... plus everything ran real slow (although i''m sure that could be solved by a decent programmer)

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