Hi Joe,
You can now right click on the tab for the Java Editor and select "New
Editor" to open a second editable instance. I think this now works for any
Eclipse editor (starting in either Eclipse 3.1 or 3.2). But you are
correct, we added this to LPEX in 6.0.1 before Eclipse had that support.
As another perfect example, with the
RPG editor, you can easily open a second editable pane into the same
source member. They've been fighting about that for years in Eclipse,
and they still don't have it for Java.
Don Yantzi
Technical Lead
WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
IBM Toronto Lab
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Re: [WDSCI-L] EGL vs. Java
Adam Glauser wrote:
My point is that I don't think "because it is proprietary it is
flexible" is a good argument. I can just as easily say "because it is
proprietary it could be discontinued at any time". VARPG comes to mind
- though I don't know enough about its history to know if it is a
perfect example.
Normally I'd let this slide, and I will if you choose to reiterate your
points, but I thought I specifically addressed both those issues.
First, the evolution of EGL has been much faster than most large-scale
open source projects. There's an inertia that takes over OS when it
reaches a certain critical mass. As another perfect example, with the
RPG editor, you can easily open a second editable pane into the same
source member. They've been fighting about that for years in Eclipse,
and they still don't have it for Java. So George's LPEX team was indeed
faster and more flexible than the entire Eclipse community.
You'll see that even more with the new release of EGL; they're light
years beyond just about any other framework out there for Web 2.0 stuff.
As for the second point, comparing VARPG to EGL is comparing apples to
aircraft carriers. VARPG is a niche implementation of a niche language
(and I say that with love in my heart) with a relatively tiny number of
users (basically, bleeding edge midrange developers with big PCs who
needed thick client code and didn't want to use VB). EGL, on the other
hand, is a much larger cross-platform community, spanning mainframe,
midrange and web application developers.
Anyway, we've gotten into opinions, so I'll let you rebut if you choose
and then drop it.
Joe
midrange.com
