Java tools

In message <3472061F.2FEA@voicenet.com>, From Jim Ackerman 
<rvrsystm@voicenet.com>, the following was written:
> What are your favorite tools for java development?  There are so many,
> such as Visual Age for Jave, Visual Cafe, etc.  What are the benefits
> and downsides of these tools.  Should we even use them, or just go 
> with the language itself.

Jim,

It's still pretty new, but IBM's Visual Age for Java and Borland's
JBuilder both have specific support for AS/400. You can write Java by
hand, but what's the point? These tools are not THAT expensive, and they
can help you get started with the language. It helps to be able to drag
something into a project and then go and look at the code that was
created. VA/J is really impressive imho. You can build a fairly fancy
app without just by pointing and clicking. I haven't worked with
JBuilder, but I have worked with Delphi, and I expect the quality is
comparable (very good).

Pete


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