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Comparing Visual Studio and Eclipse

Posted by kdawson on from the path-of-totality dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Getting started with Eclipse can be confusing. New concepts, such as plug-in architecture, workspace-centric project structure, and automatic build can seem counterintuitive at first. Without waxing too philosophical about IDE design, this article presents the main differences between Visual Studio and the Eclipse IDE."

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  1. Eclipse vs Visual by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, by definition, you cannot see the object if it is eclipsed. If something is visual, you can see it. Easy enough comparison.

    Now, to get the folks that can add studio into the equation....

    1. Re:Eclipse vs Visual by ScrewMaster · · Score: 3, Funny

      So, what you're saying is that you're better off with a partial Eclipse rather than the full download.

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  2. Re:I beleive the technical term is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    so you're saying Eclipse eclipses Visual Studio?

  3. Re:That's not a comparation !! by Jugalator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Exactly -- I kept looking for the Visual Studio screens and side-by-side comparisons. Nothing. :-S

    It's more like Introduction to Eclipse for Visual Studio developers.

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  4. Re:That's not a comparation !! by Jugalator · · Score: 3, Funny

    LOL wait a minute, I see now that was exactly the page's title... Haha...

    Well, it's only the Slashdot summary that's misleading, then.

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  5. Re:I beleive the technical term is by Ucklak · · Score: 4, Funny

    Last I checked, Visual Studio only runs on Windows.

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  6. Re:Eclipse isn't really an IDE anymore by Constantine+XVI · · Score: 3, Funny

    So you mean it's turned into Emacs?

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  7. Re:Plugins make Eclipse what it is by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can use different Plugins to simultaneously edit projects in C++, Perl, and Fortran

    Why does your boss hate you?

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  8. Re:NetBeans by SeekerDarksteel · · Score: 4, Funny

    I decided to try NetBeans about a year and a half back. I have a really good feeling about using it, and I'll tell you all about my experiences with it as soon as it finishes loading. XD

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