Did anybody have the idea to create a Visual Studio extension for Java ? Somebody wrote an article here: http://www.improve.dk/blog/2007/09/29/compiling-java-in-visual-studio
But nobody seems to have the idea of using the free visual studio isolated shell to create an IDE for Java?
You can also use J# to write your java code in VS. Dont see the real point of having a java plugin?
People would probably rather spend time improving Eclipse or Netbeans.
Good question. There are some plugins for VS that allow production of other code, such as SapphireSteel Software's Amethyst (allowing Flex development with VS) so it's only natural to ask if there was a plugin for a language as popular as Java.
After searching around the web for a bit (damn NerdSniping :P) I found something very interesting: Grasshopper, a MSIL to Java Bytecode crosscompiler that allows running VB and C# 3.0 webapplications on Java Application Servers and also extends VS to work with Java Bytecode (debugging capabilities, IntelliSense for Java classes, etc).
Perhaps someone else has some firsthand experience with this product or could give some more information regarding the actual capabilities of the crosscompiler.
Microsoft don't like Java. Those who do, write IDE's in Java.
Answers to the same question here:
http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?dotnet.12.384449.7
... except nobody can't really answer because there is none indeed !
Anybody realize there is a HUGE Business Opportunity to do so ? Thoough Mainsoft has done a great job at recompiling .net for j2ee, they would have made more $$$ by just creating an ide fully for java.