Comments on bosy.DailyDev.org: Don't write code - use Eclipse

Try Window > Preferences > Java > Editor > Typing ...

2009-10-15T22:19:11.519+01:00

Try Window > Preferences > Java > Editor > Typing ;-)
There is also new functionality in Eclipse from version 3.4 (which was released after I published the post) which adds semicollon to the right place event if you pushes it in the middle of the line. It is possible to configure it on the same Preference page.

Personally, I /hate/ when editors add closing char...

2009-10-15T20:52:57.810+01:00

Personally, I /hate/ when editors add closing characters for me. It's easier to get to ')', '}', ']', etc., than it is to get to the left arrow key or End keys. I much prefer doing this myself. I arrived here looking for ways to configure Eclipse to /not/ do it. I can't seem to find one...

I have been programming for over 18 years. I find ...

2007-08-10T17:44:00.000+02:00

I have been programming for over 18 years. I find using auto completions most useful when i am not sure about the method name or if it is too long.

Saving a keystroke for "new" is just plain amateurish. I have the statement constructed in my mind before I type and therefore it takes hardly any time to type it.
I touch type and that could be one reason i find it not worthwhile to use all the bells and whistles all the time....

Cool, so now were getting the (ineffecient) String...

2007-07-20T21:53:00.000+02:00

Cool, so now were getting the (ineffecient) StringBuffer class used instead of StringBuilder 99% of the time.

Woohoo! progress.

Nice little introduction.I didn't know about the C...

2007-07-19T21:20:00.000+02:00

Nice little introduction.

I didn't know about the CamelCase feature of the Code Assistant. Why didn't I notice that?

* starts Eclipse

You can even do it in 11 keystrokes:nectrl-spaceen...

2007-07-19T20:52:00.000+02:00

You can even do it in 11 keystrokes:
ne
ctrl-space
enter
SB
ctrl-space
tab
sb
tab
'type arguments'

It isn't just 28 keystrokes. It's 28 keystrokes a...

2007-07-19T20:17:00.000+02:00

It isn't just 28 keystrokes. It's 28 keystrokes and the mental and physical demands of dealing with the constant pop-up list boxes.

The kind of code you've written is not the kind of stuff that requires concentration. A good touch-typist is probably just as well-off typing the line of code as he is using the autocomplete and clicking stuff with the mouse.

Nothing wrong with using it of course, but don't pretend it's really any "better". It just depends on personal preference.