jim beam

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i've been in the business a little over a year and it amazes me how people don't like to share information. it seems everyone has to learn the hard way.
short answer:
textpad
nedit
jcreator
cvs
most IDEs are crap and a waste of time. stick close to your code, don't depend on code generators. you want to code ejbs, learn ejb and code it, don't hope a tool will do it for you. my shop allows us to use whatever editor we want and whatever os we want. some use jbuilder 4 free version. they waste tons of time configuring it/trying to find out what is wrong with it/waiting for it to start up. the truly good coders don't use jbuilder/VAJ as a crutch. textpad is good for everything and lets you make custom file types and set syntax coloring for each.
besides slowing you down, learning an ide is a waste of time because you will have to relearn it again when they come out with the next version. jbuilder 5 is out. go ahead and read the docs on it and all the cool things it can do for you over jbuilder4. do the same for jbuilder 6 when it comes out. i choose to instead spend my time learning the new java specs.
sadly, i have to deal with this because my shop is converting from wl5.1 to wl6.1. Joy! it now has a web based admin console that i have to learn. guess i can throw out my wl5.1 6" worth of bea manuals.
if you are working on any real project (meaning it is a team project) you will need source control to make sure you don't stomp on each others feet. try cvs, its free.
uml is a diagram language, takes half a day to get the main points. you most likely are interested in process like RUP or eXtreme programming. by the way, i wonder how popular eXtreme programming would be if it was called something else like "revised software development process". i don't think we'd see many airhead recruiters or HR talk about it. just another buzz word for those idiots to throw around.

[This message has been edited by jim beam (edited November 18, 2001).]
22 years ago