[Jython/Java] Which books, which IDEs, which other tools?

[James_Althoff at i2.com]

[Jim Althoff]
> I know what you mean.  I've seen many examples of Java programmers being
> unwilling to use Jython because they felt it would make their resumes/CVs
> less marketable.  (Interestingly, the ones who have been open-minded and
> willing to learn Jython often later feel that the ease of using Java APIs
> in conjunction with Jython actually *improves* their Java knowledge.)

[Dave/brueckd at tbye.com]
>Yeah, the save-to-file-then-compile-now-run-it process discourages
>experimentation and penalizes mistakes. Jython makes it nearly
>effortless to go poking around in different packages and classes to
>see what's there.

Absolutely.  One of my favorites is to demo this to a Java programmer and
watch the startled reaction:

C:\_Dev\pnp\build>jpython
Jython 2.1 on java1.3.0 (JIT: null)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from javax.swing import JFrame
>>> frame = JFrame('Hello, world!')
>>> frame.setVisible(1)
>>>

... and then add buttons with handlers to the frame interactively!  :-)

Jim