Eclipse startup time (Was: questions on PhanTango 'merger' (was Merging Tangobos into Tango)

[Chad J]

Mike Parker wrote:
> 
> Wow! Startup time is an odd criterion to use to write off an editor as 
> not delivering. The features of Eclipse far outweigh the 23 seconds of 
> start up time. When I'm working with Java, Eclipse is my hero. There are 
> very few IDEs out there that deliver as much.

We probably just have quite different work flows.
I frequently drift between coding, communication, schoolwork, and 
various other dimensions of my life on my computer.  Being able to jump 
in and out of a few sources files at a moments notice is useful.

I may be talking to someone who says "hey check out this source file", 
so I give it a glance and then close it.  I don't like leaving programs 
open because it causes screen clutter; something I suffer enough from as 
it is.

But if you're someone who works the 9 to 5 and opens up the editor in 
the morning and closes it in the evening, then yeah startup time is 
insignificant.