jBuilder 6???

[Guest_imported]

I'm only using jBuilder 3.5, but version 6 seems to be out already!
Anyone used it yet? What are the specs needed for this since when I tried 4.0 it was to slow on my pc!!!
I'd love to see some sort of brief review with the pros and cons of this new version. I suspect that it'll require a lot from the processor...

 

[meadandale]

Try the Borland website...

 

[wushutwist]

I am using JBuilder 6 and I like it much more than 5. A few notes:
- Seems to be less of a memory hog than 5. Then again this is a relative thing because every IDE is a memory hog.
- The addition of refactoring is a very welcome and necessary feature. Now I don't dread package structure changes... as much.
- UML view is pretty much a candy tool. I won't use it much in development. It is useful for getting a quick overview of a package or class's structure. Then again it is very slow at rendering.
- Now has a Javadoc view option. Works pretty well considering it generates the docs as you browse.
- Enterprise Edition is much better now that I don't have to install BAS to get the Enterprise features to work. I never understood why I had to install Borland's App Server just to develop ejbs.
- Still prohibitively expensive, Enterprise vesion is 3 G.
- One complaint is my "wheely" mouse required a open tool to work in 4, worked out of the box in 5, and now requires an open tool to work in 6. Why the step back? I have come to accustomed too scrolling through code using the wheel to live without it.
- Overall Speed is on par with 4 and 5 for what I use it for.