[ILUG] Java on Linux

[paul at clubi.ie]

On Sun, 8 Mar 2009, Josh Glover wrote:

> Eclipse is the exception, at least for Java development. The 
> automatic code generation and refactoring tools mean a lot of the 
> boilerplate code that Java (and to some extent, good Object 
> Oriented design) forces you to write gets written for you, removing 
> a potential source of errors and a lot of tedium.

Some of its features are great, but it seems to be missing some 
features I love from 'joe':

a) auto-wrapping text to next line at a predefined column (ie 80
    chars)

b) ability to position cursor on a bracket or brace and warp the
    cursor to the complementary bracket/brace (ctrl+g in Joe)

I know it tries to highlight brackets/braces, but that's not as good, 
I find. The lack of 'a' is driving me batty.

What's Eclipse's GUI builder support like, btw? That's the one reason 
I use NetBeans - its Swing/AWT GUI designer is quite good. GUIs have 
to be the most tedious things to code by hand in the world, so..

> 3. Beg, borrow, or steal (or just buy) the following books:
> a. "The Java Programming Language", Arnold, Gosling, Holmes;
> (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0321349806) - This is *the* book on Java.
> Short, precise explanations of every feature of the language, written
> by the actual designers of the Java language.

"Java Precisely", Seasoft, MIT press, is a really good ultra-concise 
reference. The current edition covers Java 5 which is recent enough 
to cover generics, reflection, etc.

regards,
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