IDE To Use?

> Eclipse, Netbeans or Sun Developer Studio?

>

> Need to build enterprise size websites but I'd like a

> fast IDE.>

Well one does not want an IDE that performs operations with the speed of a gestating snail I don't think that "a fast IDE" is the number one consideration when choosing what works for you best.

cotton.ma at 2007-7-12 9:56:28 >

> awesome! wow! that really helps - you are the man,

> I'm so glad the java community is so friendly and

> helpful.

No problem, glad to be of service.

Now if at any point you would like to provide some actual useful information about your problem like what IDE's you have used before, what platforms you expect to deploy on and other such tidbits perhaps someone can give you more directed advice.

cotton.ma at 2007-7-12 9:56:28 >

> well I don't know that is the problem - I'm an

> enterprise architect but on the MS side of things.

> I'd like to just jump into code/theory and start to

> find correlations between what I know and what Java

> offers.

I'll be honest with you here. J2EE is a fairly wide range of stuff. I would suggest to get started that you pick a couple of tutorials go through them and then see where you are. That should give you a start in determining what it is that you want to know.

See http://java.sun.com/javaee/reference/tutorials/index.jsp

> Almost everything I need to research is web

> based, will probably run on Windows - JBoss/Resin? or

> something simpler like Spring? (is that a container

> too?)

No Spring is a framework. You can use it with whatever container you wish.

> I used to know the basics and used NetBeans but

> that was 5 years ago -

If you have Netbeans experience then I would go with that. The biggest difference between most IDE's is personal choice. A second good reason is sometimes deployment factor because some IDE's are better at deploying to some containers than others.

> a lot of my work will probably

> have to focus on what J2EE offers so I need support

> at that level from my tools.

In short J2EE offer alot. Which again is too open ended. So like I said I would go with Netbeans for now and start with some basic tutorials that may spark your imagination as well as give you some idea of the scope of what can be done.

Then I think you'll be better armed for figuring out what comes next for you.

cotton.ma at 2007-7-12 9:56:28 >

> awesome! wow! that really helps - you are the man,

> I'm so glad the java community is so friendly and

> helpful.

I recommend that you be a bit careful in your use of sarcasm here. All help here is provided voluntarily you know. Even if an answer doesn't seem like it will solve your problem, even if it should totally miss the point - the best thing to do to motivate others to continue trying to help you is showing respect and gratitude for the investment of time that was put into dealing with your issue.

Just my two cents. For what it's worth, I second Cotton's remarks. Speed is important but is way down the list of importance when considering an IDE for most any need.

good luck

/Pete

petes1234a at 2007-7-12 9:56:28 >

> Eclipse, Netbeans or Sun Developer Studio?

>

> Need to build enterprise size websites but I'd like a

> fast IDE.

>

none of them are fast ;)

IntelliJ is reasonably fast, as fast as Visual Studio 2005.

Sun Studio is slow as cold molasses, Netbeans fast as a dead snail, and Eclipse races along like a proverbial racing turtle.

jwentinga at 2007-7-12 9:56:28 >