I'm interested in developing a ConsoleOne snap-in. To...
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Sep 2001
Q.
I'm interested in developing a ConsoleOne snap-in. To do this, I understand that I need a Java development package of some sort. I've already got MS Visual Studio Enterprise, which includes MS J++, and I've heard that MS J++ is not exactly the best Java development tool to use.
I already use Borland Delphi & Kylix for Object Pascal development and Borland C++ Builder for GUI C/C++ app development [and Visual C/C++ for most Win32 DLL's].
Would one of the J Builder levels be appropriate for ConsoleOne snap-in development? If so, which level of J Builder is necessary? Will the personal edition work or is it better to get the professional edition?
A.
Symantec's Visual Cafe will work quite well if you have a good solid MAKE file to create the snap-in. Other environments that work well include JBuilder 4 personal edition and Jython, the Java/Python utility available at www.jython.org. Lastly, if you are a diehard, use the MAKE utility, editing with the great FREE IDE "jcreator" (with java syntax highlighting) on windows, and compiling/building on the unix platform. Seems a bit strange, but have you ever written a batch file to compile approximately 300 java files into a single application? I've got a unix heart, and I can't go past a good old-fashioned Makefile.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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