python vs java & eclipse

[Thomas Ploch]

Thomas Ploch schrieb:
> Amir Michail schrieb:
>> Hi,
>>
>> It seems to me that measuring productivity in a programming language
>> must take into account available tools and libraries.
>>
>> Eclipse for example provides such an amazing IDE for java that it is no
>> longer obvious to me that one would be much more productive in python
>> for medium sized projects.
>>
>> Sure, all that Java static typing can be painful, but Eclipse takes
>> some of that pain away. Moreover, static typing can result in better
>> on-the-fly error detection and refactoring support.
>>
>> Any thoughts on this?
>>
>> Amir
>>
> 
> Yes, thats true, but since eclipse is resource monster (it is still
> using java), and some people (like me) don't have a super fresh and new
> computer, and have to run other services to test their work locally
> (like mysql and apache servers), it gets pretty harsh with eclipse. I
> personally tried eclipse on my laptop (which I work most with), and I
> had quite a system resource problem. So I switched back to vim and
> console and it hasn't been too bad, since if you know how to use a
> powerful editor, it can be as productive.
> 
> But in the end, it is up to anyone to find the best solutiion for
> themselves.
> 
> Thomas
> 

Yes, thats true, but since eclipse is resource monster (it is still
using java), and some people (like me) don't have a super fresh and new
computer, and have to run other services to test their work locally
(like mysql and apache servers), it gets pretty harsh with eclipse. I
personally tried eclipse on my laptop (which I work most with), and I
had quite a system resource problem. So I switched back to vim and
console and it hasn't been too bad, since if you know how to use a
powerful editor, it can be as productive.

But in the end, it is up to anyone to find the best solutiion for
themselves.

Thomas