Re: newbie: which IDE to choose?


"Lew" <lew@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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- Learn to use a neutral editor like emacs or vi and to build
your applications from the command line using Ant. This will give
you understanding so that IDE activities are less mysterious.


It's a great learning experience. Classpath and build options
should be a good experience.


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