So if you’re like me and barely ever tread into the Java environment, you have no clue about things like the “Java Console”. I’m working on an applet right now that uses both JRuby and Lucene, which isn’t that common of a combination. In the 10 seconds that I’ve had it open, it’s already given me more debugging information than I had before.
Truly awesome, but kind of annoying that it’s not better integrated into the browser experience. There are probably several reasons for this ranging from Java’s closed history, the fact that it’s got its own versions of logging and UI components, Apple’s recent Java ambivalence bordering on hostility (if you ask Java developers), browsers’ focus on JavaScript, etc. All of these things are not necessarily bad and have some very good reasons behind them. It’s just kind annoying is all.
