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Re:Why not just use an IDE if you want IDE features? by arethuza on Saturday October 01, 2011 @09:37AM (#3060030)
C# probably was but I suspect it wasn't a factor in the initial design of Java - I don't even remember there being any IDEs for the first couple of years of Java being widely available.
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Re:Why not just use an IDE if you want IDE features? by burgerbrain on Saturday October 01, 2011 @12:32PM (#3060335)
I would say that Java was designed to be used with committees. Basically a language to use if you're in a design by committee situation. IDEs were then introduced to give individuals their own "virtual design committees".
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