I looked a bit at some of the alternative libraries, but was frustrated with the environment due to the slowdowns in trying to use it during peak hours. Perhaps with more digging I could find one that works well, but it would mean having to create a project, import the library in, and then exporting the bundle into Eclipse for processing.

The biggest interesting feature is how third party libraries are easily integrated into software you're writing. It's trivial to publish and retrieve the libraries other people have written, which is something I'd really enjoy being able to use.