I second the IntelliJ vote. I'm using it for web development, and it makes things a lot easier. I tried to do some of the same stuff under Eclipse, and I just couldn't get it working right. There was an Eclipse plugin that supposedly made using a JS framework library such as jQuery a lot easier in Eclipse. However, I quickly discovered that calling a function such as "$(':input:first').focus()" caused Eclipse to flag it as an unknown function. Doing that same simple thing in IntelliJ just worked. I don't think I had to install any plugins for that to work (I installed some, but don't think they were related to that). Plus, it does a decent job of telling you when you're doing things in HTML and CSS that IE may not support (or are just plain wrong). I will say that I tried out Netbeans too, and it flagged things that IntelliJ did not. So even IntelliJ isn't perfect. The cost of IntelliJ is a bit prohibitive, but if you can get a license for doing open source work, the price does come down considerably.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Chris Freeman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cwfreeman@gmail.com">cwfreeman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I've used Eclipse extensively. Now I've got a free year license for<br>
IntelliJ IDEA, and couldn't be happier.<br>
<br>
It's all about learning the shortcuts and capabilities. I rename<br>
methods/functions and variables/fields all the time. Having the IDE do<br>
that for me is a HUGE time saver. I also don't like to type, and Java<br>
IDEs know more about the method names I'm looking for than Vim does<br>
(and I suspect more than Emacs does, too), and fills them in (with<br>
JavaDocs available and everything).<br>
<br>
I've been at the bottom of that learning curve, and it is daunting. If<br>
you have someone around who knows the tools, ask for help. Look for<br>
things you do often which the IDE could do for you. One or two hooks<br>
is all it takes, and you'll feel that it's all worth your while.<br>
<br>
It also helps that both Eclipse and IntelliJ have Vim bindings through<br>
plugins (IntelliJ's is better).<br>
<br>
IDE's are very very worth it.<br>
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Chris<br>
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