Subj : Favorite *nix IDE
To   : art
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Jan 26 2010 15:40:00

  Re: Favorite *nix IDE
  By: art to Nightfox on Tue Jan 26 2010 20:18:34

 >  > I'll have to keep Netbeans in mind.  :)

 > Yes, excellent java support as well, which makes coding SBBS JSOM stuff a
 > little bit easier on the eyes than what I was using (notepad.exe!).

I've been using Notepad2 to write my SBBS JSOM stuff.  Notepad2 was written as
a replacement for Windows Notepad, with many extra features, including syntax
coloring for various programming languages, including JavaScript.  I've gotten
to like it as a quick & simple text editor for writing things like JavaScript
scripts.

 > I work for a Microsoft partner company, so I hear that. Mostly I can do and 
 > whatever I want at work, which is great. But "whatever" does not include
 > installing linux on my work kit! :) :(

I'm sorry to hear that.  ;)  I don't mind working in a company that uses
Microsoft stuff (I do think they have good products), but what I don't
particularly like is the "war" that Microsoft has against pretty much everyone
else.

 > It's funny how the whole linux-vs-windows thing goes on, firstly at work, an
 > secondly when I come home and I'm browsing the internet! At the end of the d
 > I would like to think I'm well-versed in both OSes, it doesn't have to be on
 > or the other with no room for middle ground. Unfortunately, that's the way m
 > enterprise deployments work--they want an all-Microsoft environment for
 > management.

I agree - And it seems that many companies aren't even open to considering
alternative solutions and products.  I've talked to some who go as far as not
even trusting Linux - I had a job interview once at a place that used all
Microsoft stuff, and the interviewer asked me what I thought of Linux.  I said
I genrally liked it, and he said he didn't trust Linux because since it's
open-source, he thought that anyone could go into the Linux source code and put
in a virus or otherwise malicious code.  It's attitudes like that that I don't
quite understand..  As a computer geek, I'm fairly computer-agnostic, and I
like taking a look at anything and everything, from Windows to Linux to
Apple/Macintosh, and pretty much anything else.

 > Personally at home, I've got everything from a Sparc Ultra 10 to Server 2008
 > machines--and I've found each machine and OS to be good at doing at least on
 > thing the others weren't... it's all about a mixed bag! At least in my humbl
 > opinion!

I agree with you there.  :)  I wouldn't mind tinkering with a Sparc machine;
I've also heard that Amiga is planning to release a new computer this year, and
it looks interesting.

Nightfox

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