LXer: How to use the Eclipse IDE as your text editor
by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5C1NS)
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Eclipse is an IDE (integrated development environment). It's definitely not a text editor. Then again, an IDE is really just a text editor with a lot of extra features for specific kinds of text. Furthermore, an IDE is often*home*to a developer. Developers have their IDE of choice open all day long, so it's natural to stay in that IDE when it's time to write a project README file, or to jot down a quick note, or to just make a grocery list.
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Eclipse is an IDE (integrated development environment). It's definitely not a text editor. Then again, an IDE is really just a text editor with a lot of extra features for specific kinds of text. Furthermore, an IDE is often*home*to a developer. Developers have their IDE of choice open all day long, so it's natural to stay in that IDE when it's time to write a project README file, or to jot down a quick note, or to just make a grocery list.
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