> What the fuck are you smoking?
Harsh words from someone so misinformed. Netbeans is hardly the be-all and end-all of Java IDEs. In fact I think it's a pretty terrible one. But at least it is one of many alternatives.
If you'd ever had the pleasure of spending time developing with an IDE as powerful as IntelliJ's IDEA then you'd start to appreciate just how average something like VS.NET really is. I have worked with a LOT of editors and IDEs in a lot of different environments and until I discovered IDEA I never felt especially passionate about any of them (although I did have a soft spot for Delphi a few years back). The refactoring features alone save hours each day, while the attention to detail throughout the whole product has to be experienced to be believed. Take an open mind to http://www.intellij.com/idea/features and tell me you don't wish you had some of those features in VS.NET?
Oh, and before you call me a Java fanboy, bear in mind that IDEA is being ported to.NET. Let's see how Microsoft respond to that - I suspect they'll have some catching up to do.
$60K for it to come back down?!! What are they trying to do, get it delivered in one piece or something?! Like that ever happens with regular post.
To get it back down I can't see why they wouldn't just throw it out the window. Sure, it may do a few thousand laps of the earth first (just like regular post), and it my burn up on reentry (your own fault for inadequate packaging), but think of the amount of Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf merchandise you could buy with the savings.
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And yes I did say all that without breaking for a breath dammit!
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> What the fuck are you smoking? Harsh words from someone so misinformed. Netbeans is hardly the be-all and end-all of Java IDEs. In fact I think it's a pretty terrible one. But at least it is one of many alternatives. If you'd ever had the pleasure of spending time developing with an IDE as powerful as IntelliJ's IDEA then you'd start to appreciate just how average something like VS.NET really is. I have worked with a LOT of editors and IDEs in a lot of different environments and until I discovered IDEA I never felt especially passionate about any of them (although I did have a soft spot for Delphi a few years back). The refactoring features alone save hours each day, while the attention to detail throughout the whole product has to be experienced to be believed. Take an open mind to http://www.intellij.com/idea/features and tell me you don't wish you had some of those features in VS.NET? Oh, and before you call me a Java fanboy, bear in mind that IDEA is being ported to .NET. Let's see how Microsoft respond to that - I suspect they'll have some catching up to do.
$60K for it to come back down?!! What are they trying to do, get it delivered in one piece or something?! Like that ever happens with regular post. To get it back down I can't see why they wouldn't just throw it out the window. Sure, it may do a few thousand laps of the earth first (just like regular post), and it my burn up on reentry (your own fault for inadequate packaging), but think of the amount of Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf merchandise you could buy with the savings.