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It's only half a second, but...

You all know and love (I hope) intellisense, and so does the Java developers. It's already became a crucial part of any respected IDE.

One of the best things in VS.NET intellisense is its rapidness. The moment you type “.”, you get the members list. This way one can type a whole line of code simply by typing “.” and TAB's. Sounds trivial, isn't it?

Well, not always. In the Java IDE's I know (WSAD and WebLogic Workshop), there is a small delay after typing “.” and before the list appears. Something like half a second. This does not sounds too much, but it's really annoying. When one is in a “coding trance”, then one does not want to wait for the IDE to help him.

IMHO, it is better to omit the intellisense than to make it in a way that delays the developer.

Posted: Apr 24 2004, 11:09 PM by memi | with 5 comment(s)
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Jerry Pisk said:

Typical Microsoft comment. That delay is configurable (at least in Eclipse it is and Weblogic is based on Eclipse afaik), apparently no Microsoft users ever go into settings, they just blindly accept defaults. If you know the method/member name (such as Equals or Length or similar) it's much faster to type it in without Intellisense.
# April 24, 2004 4:53 PM

Memi Lavi said:

We are a bit harsh today, aren't we?
First, Weblogic Workshop has nothing to do with Eclipse. It is Eclipse's alternative (and a good one) offered by BEA.
Second, this problem occurs even if the delay's setting is 0. If I'll accept the defaults in Eclipse, I won't have intellisense (or Code Assist, in Eclipse terminology) at all.
# April 24, 2004 5:38 PM

Jerry Pisk said:

I'm always harsh, it's not just today... Nothing personal, either. But give Eclipse and especially IntelliJ a try, they seem to be the preffered Java IDEs.
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