Summary
In this chapter, we looked at the JBuilder IDE. One of the keys to using any IDE effectively is to learn the commonly used options, their purpose, and their shortcuts. In JBuilder, the Project Properties, the Object Gallery, and the menu items in the File menu are often the most commonly used options. With JBuilder, it is also comforting to know that there are no smoke and mirrors. The source code is pure Java, the documentation is pure HTML, and even the project file is human-readable. (All jpx files are XML; all jpr files are text.) If you are curious about what a jpx file looks like, feel free to open up one in your favorite text editor. Just make a copy of it beforehand in case you accidentally delete portions of it! In it, you will ...
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