Java Universe

Some reasons I like Java, from a Python/Zope user. But contrary to what many people believe, IDEs such as Eclipse do not specialize in code generation, but rather managing large sets of resources.

http://www.z3lab.org/sections/blogs/jean-marc-orliaguet/2006_09_23_times-they-changin

http://www.artima.com/lejava/articles/designprinciples.html

http://www.osflash.org/red5 - open source Flash server

eclipse hints

http://www.venukb.com/blog/2006/08/20/install-eclipse-plugins-the-easy-way/ - simple adding/removing of plugins - Didn't seem to work for me on th' Mac.