? Eval of Many IDE's, Srv Platforms

From: Robert Kattke (invinfo_at_rcn.com)
Date: 01/21/04


Date: 21 Jan 2004 03:35:43 -0800

I need to get a crash course on the products and tools available.
[ JBoss, IntelliJ, Websphere, NetBeans, etc., etc. ]

Is Sun promoting a particular product or bundling its Downloads with
an IDE?

Can I have a number of these products installed on my machine and
easily switch between them ?
What problems may I run into, regarding (permanent) settings ?
(Windows XP)

Which use the standard Sun Java Class API's and which force you to use
theirs?

Any other products deserving mention ? New Tools ? Open Source or
Commercial

Any feedback, references and links are most welcome. TIA-R