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Pls. suggest a free Java Editor / IDE for Win 95/NT


  • From: mmackenzie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mack MacKenzie)
  • Subject: Pls. suggest a free Java Editor / IDE for Win 95/NT
  • Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 08:38:22 -0800

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We started a very large pure-Java project using JBuilder v2.x  w/JDK1.1.6
and Swing.  When we moved to JDK1.2x, JBuilder couldn't/wouldn't support it
and the folks at Inprise refused to give us any kind of guidance on when we
could expect to migrate--so we dumped JBuilder with pleasure.  It was very
buggy and we weren't sorry to see it go.  Besides, I resent having to pay
$100/phone call to ask simple questions about a product that any salesman
should know.  Like what the future release plans are to support obvious
changes in the base Java platform.

We adopted Kawa in the interim (at $50/seat it isn't free but it may as well
be compared to JBuilder's $600+/seat price.)  We liked it so well we've kept
it for the last year and a half with very few complaints.

The company has been good about releasing periodic updates that really do
address feature and bug problems.  In this era of slam-it-out-and-forget-it
internet SW development, they have good old-fashioned levels of support.  I
was quite surprised and pleased.

KAWA isn't perfect.  It doesn't support subprojects very gracefully.  This
isn't a problem for applet developers but for our large project it is a
considerable hassle.  Its debugger also does not live up to C/C++ standards
that I'm used to.  They are, however, one of the first integrated debuggers
that has been moved to Sun's new debugger architecture so I expect
subsequent upgrades to get progressively more reliable.

Besides, what do you want for fifty bucks, anyway?  This is a great product
from a great company!

Regards,

   --- Mack ---

Mack Mackenzie
iBizWare, Inc.  The Pluto Project
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Alfred F.M. D'Souza [mailto:alfredfmd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
  Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 8:23 PM
  To: advanced-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: Pls. suggest a free Java Editor / IDE for Win 95/NT


  Please suggest me a free, fast, downloadable Java Editor or IDE which
integrates with SUN's JDK 1.2.2 for Windows 95 /NT.

  Thanks in advance
  Alfred.

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D590102616-30012000>We=20
started a very large pure-Java project using JBuilder v2.x  w/JDK1.1.6 =
and=20
Swing.&nbsp; When we moved to JDK1.2x, JBuilder couldn't/wouldn't =
support it and=20
the folks at Inprise refused to give us any kind of guidance on when we =
could=20
expect to migrate--so we dumped JBuilder with pleasure.&nbsp; It was =
very buggy=20
and we weren't sorry to see it go.&nbsp; Besides, I resent having to pay =

$100/phone call to ask simple questions about a product that any =
salesman should=20
know.&nbsp; Like what the future release plans are to support obvious =
changes in=20
the base Java platform.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D590102616-30012000>We=20
adopted Kawa in the interim (at $50/seat it isn't free but it may as =
well be=20
compared to JBuilder's $600+/seat price.)&nbsp; We liked it so well =
we've kept=20
it for the last year and a half with very few =
complaints.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D590102616-30012000>The=20
company has been good about releasing periodic updates that really do =
address=20
feature and bug problems.&nbsp; In this era of slam-it-out-and-forget-it =

internet SW development, they have good old-fashioned levels of =
support.&nbsp; I=20
was quite surprised and pleased.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D590102616-30012000>KAWA=20
isn't perfect.&nbsp; It doesn't support subprojects very =
gracefully.&nbsp; This=20
isn't a problem for applet developers but for our large project it is a=20
considerable hassle.&nbsp; Its debugger also does not live up to C/C++ =
standards=20
that I'm used to.&nbsp; They are, however, one of the first integrated =
debuggers=20
that has been moved to Sun's new debugger architecture so I expect =
subsequent=20
upgrades to get progressively more reliable.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000>Besides, what do you want for fifty bucks,=20
anyway?&nbsp; This is a great product from a great =
company!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000>&nbsp;&nbsp; --- Mack ---</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000><BR>Mack Mackenzie</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D590102616-30012000>iBizWare, Inc.&nbsp; The Pluto&nbsp;Project=20
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV align=3Dleft class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Alfred F.M. =
D'Souza=20
  [mailto:alfredfmd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 28, =
2000 8:23=20
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> advanced-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> =
Pls.=20
  suggest a free Java Editor / IDE for Win 95/NT<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please suggest me a free, fast, =
downloadable Java=20
  Editor or IDE which integrates with SUN's JDK 1.2.2 for Windows 95=20
  /NT.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Alfred.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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