[eclipsecon-na-program-committee] Interesting and possibly controversial

[Andrew Eisenberg <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There has been a lot of discussion lately (in public and in private) about the future of Eclipse as an IDE as well as its shortcomings compared to competitors.  So, in the spirit of openness I am proposing an "alternative IDE day" (or track).  Here we would solicit talks from developers of non-Eclipse based IDEs, hear their experiences and about technical decisions, and hopefully learn a lot (there is a lot to learn from these different perspectives).

I wouldn't want any of these sessions to deteriorate into a real-life flame war and I do think there is a lot that the Eclipse community can learn from this.

I also don't think having an entire day or track is necessary, but at least extending invites to other IDEs might be sufficient.

Thoughts?

Andrew