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Gild is a simple, yet robust programming environment designed specifically for students and for the classroom. Here are some of its features.

A Complete Java Programming Environment
  • Fully-featured Java editor with syntax highlighting, auto-indentation, and bracket matching.
  • Robust debugger which makes it easy to debug single threaded programs.
  • Tasks view that displays compilation errors and warnings.
  • Simple resource navigator that doesn't hide information about the directory structure of your java projects.
  • Ability to quickly backup and load corsework and materials using the Export/Import Archived Project feature.
  • Documentation written in a step-by-step manner, with examples to help you learn how to use Gild.
  • Special File>Open action (not available in standard Eclipse 2.1) allows users to open files for editing without the need to create a new project.
  • Drag-and-drop capabilities automatically load Java source files for editing when they are dropped onto the Gild workspace from the desktop.
Pedagogical Aid Tools for Teachers, Assistants, and the Classroom
  • Specialized HTML Browser
    • Automatically synchronizes HTML corse notes and lecture slides with source-code content
    • Automatically opens Java source files in the Gild Java editor, using HTML links in the lecture slides. Navigates to code at the method-level.
  • Marker View (experimental) that allows teachers and teacher's assistants to mark Java source code using a standard marking scheme. Marks can be saved as HTML documents to be loaded on the web, or as XML markup that students can load in their own copy of Gild.
DrJava
  • The DrJava plugin from Rice University is included with the install. It allows students and teachers to enter and run Java code on-the-fly.




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