I wonder if I have coined a new phrase: IntelliJunkie? I use it to refer to those developers that have fallen in love with IntelliJ's IDEA and love to tell other people about it. I pretty much keep my opinion to myself when it comes to IDE's simply because the debate can get so feirce and heated. However, I like IDEA so much that I actually purchased it with my own cash when my company would not buy it for me. Would I pay $3000 for it? No. I don't think any tool is worth $3000. If IDEA was $3000, then I would be using Eclipse or J, but since it is affordably priced and is so awesome to use, I gladly pay to own it. It isn't like Windows, where I almost feel guilty for purchasing it. I am happy about it, proud of it and want to tell the world, "World, I did an honorable thing. I purchased software!"
Posted by carl at March 13, 2003 06:12 PM
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