Re: XCode and Java?
Re: XCode and Java?
- Subject: Re: XCode and Java?
- From: Andrew Thompson <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 20:46:19 -0400
On Tuesday, Jun 24, 2003, at 15:17 America/New_York, Sheehan Olver
wrote:
This functionality works in JBoss, where you can compile an .ear file
and the JBoss server will automatically unload the previous
incarnation and load the new version. Since JBoss just uses the
standard Sun JDK, its definitely possible to implement this kind of
functionality in a java IDE. Hopefully Apple did just that.
Netbeans, Eclipse and I think CodeGuide already do this. Wouldn't be
surprised if JBuilder does too. Its a JDK 1.4 debugging API feature, so
any IDE can do it in principle.
I've used it quite a lot at work in Netbeans. It works pretty well. You
can even pop the current method off the stack and re-enter it at will.
Best of all, it tells you when it *can't* make a live change for
whatever reason so you know you need to quit and restart.
Visual Basic has supported this kind of live fixing for at least 6
years, but it has an annoying habit of sometimes claiming to have
applied your changes then going ahead and using the *old* code with no
indication that anything went wrong.
The feature in the JDK is greatly enhanced by the fact that its rather
accurate about whether it worked to replace the live code or not.
I hope XCode joins the club with the other Java IDEs.
AndyT (lordpixel - the cat who walks through walls)
A little bigger on the inside
(see you later space cowboy ...)
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