Python/Java Compiling and Debugging in jEdit?

[Dylnuge]

Hi There,

I am considering using jEdit, which seems like the best of the options I compared (gedit, kate, nedit, and nano were the others) to create programs. However, I am unsure if it is possible to link a debugger and compiler to it. I know this is possible with xEmacs, however, xEmacs seems a little too complicated, ablit supporting every feature under the sun. Any advice?

Thanks,
Dylan

PS: I searched around for this and did not find anything, sorry if this has been posted before.

[pmasiar]

If you want to use just one IDE for all your programming needs, there is vin and emacs.

But most people use eclipse IDE for Java, and Python has couple decent IDEs specific for it too (or even python eclipse plugin).

Java is so verbose that you are better off using java-specific IDE IMHO. OTOH Python syntax is so simple that basic IDLE is just fine for many users - I prefer more sophisticated SPE.

IMHO IDE should be written in target language - so if anyone wants to hack it, already knows the language, and will learn something new while hacking. Hence eclipse for java, and *not* python eclipse plugin, but IDE written in Python for Python. vim can have plugins in python too.

Just my 2c, YMMV.