Development Environment - rsanchez-wsu/jfiles GitHub Wiki
This page documents how to configure your development environment. The instructor uses the Eclipse IDE and so is best able to render assistance to students also using Eclipse. However, students are welcome to use any development environment which suits their needs. Popular alternatives include NetBeans and IntelliJ IDEA. If you have experience with a particular development environment, please feel free to document it here so that your fellow collaborators can benefit from it.
Before you can start development of the project, it is recommended to install the following tools. Both plug-in and command-line installations are recommended.
IDE:
Plug-ins for Eclipse
- IvyDE (Ant 'core' is included with Eclipse, but missing the UI component)
- Checkstyle
- Findbugs
- DTP (Data Tools Platform database project)