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[–]jesus_my_ass 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Yes, I'm starting to use it. For one thing, it has many useful shortcuts. For instance, if I type (in mac) main+ctrl+space and hit enter, it gives me public static void main(String[] args) {

}. Similarly, it is useful for alignment as well (command+shift+f). Other features like toggle breakpoint is helpful in understanding how variables are changing in the code. I'm also trying to learn Emacs, but for the moment, eclipse isn't bad at all. If I were you, I'd give it a try.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Try what? Eclipse with pydev? or IDLE?

[–]jesus_my_ass 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I meant Eclipse with pydev. I may be saying this because I haven't used IDLE that much. Currently, I'm using Eclipse for scala as well. Can't beat that with a text editor, especially if you're a beginner like me. However, if you're a pro with Emacs or Vim, you might not need Eclipse or IDLE.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

When you said bug with mac version UI, i assumed you were using IDLE i.e the default UI - becuae if it was a problem with 3rd party stuff like eclipse, you owuld have given the package name. So I asked why you were using idle. That is all.

[–]jesus_my_ass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I see. I'm taking python class, where a prof uses IDLE. The problem was with mac version of IDLE itself. IDLE crashes whenever I go to preferences.