[Jython/Java] Which books, which IDEs, which other tools?

[brueckd at tbye.com]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 James_Althoff at i2.com wrote:

> I know what you mean.  I've seen many examples of Java programmers being
> unwilling to use Jython because they felt it would make their resumes/CVs
> less marketable.  (Interestingly, the ones who have been open-minded and
> willing to learn Jython often later feel that the ease of using Java APIs
> in conjunction with Jython actually *improves* their Java knowledge.)

Yeah, the save-to-file-then-compile-now-run-it process discourages
experimentation and penalizes mistakes. Jython makes it nearly effortless
to go poking around in different packages and classes to see what's there.

-Dave