http://www.davidwbrown.name:8080/pebble/ David Brown's Web Log http://www.davidwbrown.name:8080/pebble/2010/08/10/will_somebody_create_the_ide_that_does_not_suck.html <ul> <li>My nightmare with the use of so-called IDEs (Interactive Development Editor/Enviroment) has come full circle.</li> <li>I started out some years ago with my first IDE which was like a lot of folks the Eclipse software development tool.</li> <li>After getting sick-to-death of IBM and WAS (Websphere) and WSAD and RAD 7 and the whole EJB gamut started by Sun Microsystems I switched from Eclipse to Netbeans and Grails. Grails is somewhat bullet-proof as it is 100% command-line driven. I appreciated Netbeans by not requiring the creation of a so-called Netbeans project or even having to import existing Grails projects so the NB IDE could get-control-of-your-project! Netbeans automagically recognizes an existing Grails project in the directory and file browser supplied with Netbeans.</li> <li>This morning I was presented with a Netbeans upgrade dialog. I feared not because Netbeans had been so reasonable so far in my use of the IDE on all of my Grails project. So, figured why not? The biggest mistake I have made with my development lately is relying on updates of any kind and especially those updates the directly affect my project. Yes, my Grails app is OK only because the Grails developers were smart enough to keep the Grails development machinery on the command-line and thereby not allowing a lot of crap creeping into their development works.</li> <li>Now, I'm looking a Jetbrains' IDEA I paid $250.00 for a few weeks ago. A few weeks ago I acquired the Jebrains' so-called IDEA and immediately upon launch the highly touted IDE blew-up in my face and crashed.</li> <li>When I navigate to the various mailing-lists, wikis, forums and chatrooms with my questions about these so-called IDEs all I get is silence or some type of response with the sole intent of aggravating you even more about your situation.</li> <li>The question remains: if Grails was able to fix CRUD style web dev by removing the idiotically endless configuration of monsters like (shudder) Struts and other XML config oriented MVCs why has not somebody stepped up and developed the IDE that does not suck like Grails does not suck when it comes to tools that perfectly build CRUD web pages?</li> </ul> http://www.davidwbrown.name:8080/pebble/2010/07/24/daniel_schorr.html 'taint necessarily so...<br /> <br /> --Daniel Schorr http://www.davidwbrown.name:8080/pebble/2010/06/21/the_value_of_a_work_ethic.html <ul> <li>Sadly, I must record once again: that Karl left his chores and tasks to the very end of the day because his priorities are playing games on his computer allday without the slightest concern for his future.</li> <li>This is the second blog entry that I promised to myself: that I would enter a new blog for each time Karl does not do what he promises that he will do.</li> <li>Karl does not seem to understand that his work ethic needs to be strengthened considerably before he has even the slightest hope of entering and exiting A&amp;M on a positive note.</li> </ul> http://www.davidwbrown.name:8080/pebble/2010/06/14/karl_returns_from_camp_fcdrycreek_com.html <ul> <li>Today is the first installment on my blog surrounding Karl's activities.</li> <li>The reason I must blog about Karl is I am worried about what he plans to do the rest of the Summer. Karl does not seem worried at all about his jobsearch or anything else he should be doing this Summer.</li> <li>Sadly, I am predicting that Karl will see September on the calendar come and go and he still won't have gainful employment.</li> <li>I plan to talk to Karl tonight or tomorrow about the single rule I have in mind to help decide what our futures will become depending upon how we follow the single rule.</li> <li>The reason I have to employ the single rule is Karl has not kept a single promise in the past several months. I have allowed this without nagging because of his Mother's condition the past two years. But, now the time has come for him to come to terms with his future and make a solid, unwavering decision about how he plans to conduct day-to-day life responsibilities.</li> <li>It seems life has become a single long funeral dirge that plays endlessly, never repeating a stanza and never ending.</li> </ul> http://www.davidwbrown.name:8080/pebble/2010/05/29/karl_graduates_from_mag_west.html <ul> <li>Today I saw Karl walk across the stage and get his so-called Distinguished Achievement announced diploma. I'm not sure what that means but I suppose it helps in some small way.</li> <li>Overall the commencement was very good but there were no extra programs for anybody to look at. I had really hoped to get a program.</li> <li>The entire graduation activities today did not go without a mishap. Karl's right front tire had a serious defect in the tire. When I got back to Karl on the side of Highway 6 I saw a large flap of rubber hanging down but the tire was still inflated. The tire appeared to be cut. All-in-all I suppose I need to thank the Lord that the tire did not blow-out on him and Ariel at 70mph!</li> <li>The real issue facing Karl and I now is: how to get him into a school. This means some serious financing is ahead of us. I suspect the house A/C will have to be shutoff by Tue. morning.</li> <li>This time next year the plan is to move to College Station after selling or renting the house.</li> </ul>