Review Eclipse Europa
I use Eclipse mostly at work, where we build web applications and web sites.
I'm currently doing a lot of work on a transactional Java application.
My first impressions once I boot the new Eclipse is that they've made it a
bit faster, again. I can't really quantify this, but overall, the IDE feels
snappier, especially when dealing with the WTP features. This is a great
time saver in the regular look at web page/fix bug/publish/restart server
cycle. More speed is always a good thing, especially since I run Eclipse on
Linux/GTK+, which is usually slower than under Windows.
Review of some adds and changes that will appear in the Eclipse Platform 3.3
Europa
1. Improved workspace switching
2. More team annotation options
3. Rename refactoring in editor
The workspace switching improvements are welcome, letting you switch between
recently used workspaces without having to open the "Switch Workspace"
dialog.
The new HTML and JSP formatters are very much welcome. They do a much, much
better job than the old ones, and I can actually use them to format blocks
of JSP or HTML without fear. The old ones really mucked up our JSPs. The
ones I've tried the formatter with use JSTL; I haven't tried it with
scriptlet-heavy files, but hopefully, I don't have to work with those for
some time.
Still, despite all this, it looks like a worthy release. The additional
features in WTP are nice, and it's probable that the JSF developers out
there will be even happier. And, despite my whining about the lack of "big"
changes, the small things count quite a bit as well, such as the new
maximized look and the increased performance.
Still, Eclipse will remain my main IDE. Eclipse is very complex, but it's
also very flexible, and I always manage to make it do what I want. That is
why it remains my main IDE, and why I'll upgrade to Europa.
I'm currently doing a lot of work on a transactional Java application.
My first impressions once I boot the new Eclipse is that they've made it a
bit faster, again. I can't really quantify this, but overall, the IDE feels
snappier, especially when dealing with the WTP features. This is a great
time saver in the regular look at web page/fix bug/publish/restart server
cycle. More speed is always a good thing, especially since I run Eclipse on
Linux/GTK+, which is usually slower than under Windows.
Review of some adds and changes that will appear in the Eclipse Platform 3.3
Europa
1. Improved workspace switching
2. More team annotation options
3. Rename refactoring in editor
The workspace switching improvements are welcome, letting you switch between
recently used workspaces without having to open the "Switch Workspace"
dialog.
The new HTML and JSP formatters are very much welcome. They do a much, much
better job than the old ones, and I can actually use them to format blocks
of JSP or HTML without fear. The old ones really mucked up our JSPs. The
ones I've tried the formatter with use JSTL; I haven't tried it with
scriptlet-heavy files, but hopefully, I don't have to work with those for
some time.
Still, despite all this, it looks like a worthy release. The additional
features in WTP are nice, and it's probable that the JSF developers out
there will be even happier. And, despite my whining about the lack of "big"
changes, the small things count quite a bit as well, such as the new
maximized look and the increased performance.
Still, Eclipse will remain my main IDE. Eclipse is very complex, but it's
also very flexible, and I always manage to make it do what I want. That is
why it remains my main IDE, and why I'll upgrade to Europa.
