Re: [ide-dev] Java IDEs comparison

["Daniel Megert" <daniel_megert@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>   In my daily
work, except when using PDE target-platforms for which switching takes
ages, I do not see the benefit of having multiple workspaces

The benefit is e.g. separating different
streams, working on different projects that use different version of shared
prereqs (e.g. work that requires Java 9). Of course you can manage that
inside one workspace, but then you eitther need to separate the projects
with working sets, or open/close them when switching tasks. You also have
to switch branches and/or change the target platform. All this becomes
very easy when separating things into multiple workspaces.

Having said that, I fully agree that
we should make it easier to share preferences between workspaces.

Dani



From:      
 Mickael Istria <mistria@xxxxxxxxxx>
To:      
 ide-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date:      
 23.09.2016 07:22
Subject:    
   Re: [ide-dev]
Java IDEs comparison
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On 09/22/2016 11:12 PM, Gunnar Wagenknecht wrote:
Frankly, I actually do not understand why removing them
is a solution. That's probably because I'm missing some context about the
problem. Have you more data to back up that argument or are you guessing
it based on your own personal experience? 
My comment is based on multiple posts and comments we
can read here and there from IDEs users finding points to criticize in
Eclipse IDE. The concept workspace is a frequent one - not because it's
bad but rather because people misunderstand or misuse it.
I'm not saying we should remove them, and actually I would rather them
to stay forever; but rather find way to drive people to other (better)
practices. In my daily work, except when using PDE target-platforms for
which switching takes ages, I do not see the benefit of having multiple
workspaces. What other limitations do you have in mind? Does anyone know
what drive users to use multiple workspaces nowadays?
-- 
Mickael Istria
Eclipse developer for Red
Hat Developers
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