Typesafe Enum etc - Pre Java 5.0

Here are a few comments having jumped back onto the Java bandwagon after spending the last 15 months using Microsoft .NET:

• Move from C# which has enum's to Java which doesn't is a real pain, even Bloch's Typesafe Enum pattern doesn't help in the context of switch statements. I'm amazed Sun never added enums prior to 5.0.


• Events in C# are far easier than in Java. Maybe Sun can fix this in Java 5.1


• Eclipse is a really nice IDE these days. The debugging experience is finally enjoyable. There is even a plugin for ClearCase


• The Java class library is much richer than C# with regards to collections.