Summary of JDK1.5 Language Changes

An anonymous reader writes "Over at java.sun.com, there's an informative article about the new features in JDK1.5. Some of the changes like generics are nice and should make some things easier. Some of the enhancements to me are purely sugar, like enumerators. When it comes down to it, once the code is compiled, it's the same. The thing I hope is, some of this new syntactic sugar doesn't result in more obfuscated code. Unlike some people, I feel using programming shorthand leads to increased maintenance. This is especially true when you have to debug a complex application."

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Looking to Get Back into Java

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I worked in Java a few years ago and haven't kept up much with development kits, etc. The language I could pop right back into, but could use some advice on good/affordable IDE.