I made the switch
.... to Intellij Idea 4.0 that is. After using Eclipse for almost 2 years at home and WSAD for the past year at work, I've moved on to greener pastures. I had heard many good things about JetBrains product but had never really tried it out since I was rather happy with Eclipse at the time. One thing that I always try to do is use different tools and technologies at home from what I was using work.
Once my 30 day trial ran out, I contacted Jetbrains pleading that I loved their tool but couldn't justify spending $500 since I would only be using it at home. I inquired about their personal edition since it was half price($249), but to be honest I still had a hard time rationalizing that much for a tool to use just for fun. Eventually, I emailed there customer service about the dilemma and they suggested that if I had taken any courses recently, that I should buy the educational version. I have not taken any course's so I assumed this was a moot point. Just before sending the email though, I mentioned the NoFluffJustStuff symposium that I attended. Even though it was not the typical academic setting, I did learn a thing or two. Jetbrains ended up sending me an overstuffed URL that allowed me to purchase their product for the educational price $99. I was floored even though I thought this was reasonable. To make a long story short, I’m the proud owner of an educational discounted IntelliJ Idea license :)