[Bluej-discuss] What are the limits of synchronisation between BlueJ and Netbeans BlueJ edition?

[Justin Dee]

I too have the issue of messages telling of files not being complete due
to a unsaved file, but use BlueJ in isolation. Despite this, no files
ever seem to actually be broken or corrupted. Si I don't know whether
this specific issue is an artifact of your dual usage or merely an
uncommon bug.

Hedley Finger wrote:
>I have been using BlueJ and Netbeans BlueJ together to develop a course 
>assignment.   Both IDEs have the same project open at the same time.
>
>Generally I use Netbeans to write the code and BlueJ to run and debug it.  
>But there are a few funny little quirks that irks.  For example, after 
>using Netbeans if a class source file is opened in BlueJ it complains about 
>missing files because of a crash and suggests that I rename a backup file 
>as the latest version.  Trouble is, if the error message is ignored and the 
>file is opened it is completely okay.
>
>Another thing, if a project is compiled and built in Netbeans, BlueJ does 
>not appear to know about it.  Even after Netbeans compilation, a class in 
>BlueJ may still have its stripes, and has to be compiled again in BlueJ 
>before it can be run.
>
>Another tricky area is debugging.  If I set breakpoints in BlueJ, 
>effectively a source file can be open in both BlueJ and Netbeans 
>simultaneously.  So, if I forget and edit a file in BlueJ, is the view of 
>that file in Netbeans supposed to update?  I have a feeling that I saw an 
>open file in BlueJ update when the same file was edited in Netbeans.
>
>Is the practice of using both IDEs simultaneously dangerous?  BlueJ is cool 
>for debugging because you can run any method on its own and study the 
>variables in the Inspector.  But Netbeans is also cool because of its neat 
>code completion and cursor-tip display of the relevant class documentation.
>
>If I put them both in a pot and stew for an hour, will I get an IDE that 
>combines the best of both?  If only ...
>
>Regards,
>Hedley
>
>
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