What IDEs are Popular Among Programmers?

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The discussion revolves around the various Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and text editors used by participants for programming tasks. It includes personal preferences for different programming languages and contexts, such as Java, C++, web design, and assembly language.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions using emacs for Java and bash, and Radasm for assembly language, while also using Notepad for website designs.
  • Another participant points out that Notepad is not an IDE and shares their experience with Eclipse as a free IDE for Java, noting its decent HTML editing capabilities but clunky C/C++ support.
  • A different participant prefers using Kate, a text editor associated with KDevelop, for most tasks, and also likes Bluefish for certain applications.
  • Another contributor lists their use of Eclipse, Visual Studio 2005, Dev-C++, and MM Flash 8, and critiques the use of Notepad for site design, advocating for WYSIWYG editors like DreamWeaver 8 for better productivity and aesthetics.
  • One participant states they use TextPad on Windows and nedit on Unix systems, indicating a preference for not using IDEs at all.
  • Another participant mentions using Eclipse for Java, Dev-C++ for small C++ projects, Visual Studio for larger C++ projects, and SharpDevelop for small .NET projects, while questioning who does not use Notepad.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a variety of preferences for IDEs and text editors, with no consensus on a single preferred tool. There are differing opinions on the utility of Notepad and WYSIWYG editors for web design.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about the capabilities of certain IDEs, and there are varying definitions of what constitutes an IDE versus a text editor. The discussion reflects personal experiences and subjective preferences without definitive conclusions.

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I'd like to know what most of the PFers use for IDE while programming. It's of no great importance to me, however I'd like to know. I'm using emacs for java, and bash. Radasm for asm, and notepad for website designs.
 
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Notepad isn't an IDE. :smile: And while emacs does have IDE features, I've only used it as an editor.

Eclipse is a nice (free!) IDE for java. I think it's editor is decent for raw HTML as well. (But then again, so is emacs) I think it's C/C++ support is fairly clunky, but I haven't looked at it in a while.
 
I use Kate (KDevelop's text editor, run separately from KDevelop) for most everything. Not the full IDE, just the part that is useful to me.

I also like bluefish for some things.
 
Eclipse, VS 2005, Dev-C++, MM Flash 8.
Why do you use notepad for site design Heartless? A WYSIWYG editor will increase your productivity levels and allow you to create better looking sites. For site design i use DreamWeaver 8 in split mode, with both the design and code views on, so that you get the best of both worlds. Notepad is very plain and not good on the eyes. Auto-identing, key word coloring and intelli-sense will only help you, they're not your enemies. I only use notepad for quick code edits.
 
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I use either TextPad (on Windows) or nedit (on *nix). I don't really use any IDEs at all.

- Warren
 
Eclipse for Java.

Dev-C++ for small C++ projects
Visual Studio for larger C++ projects

SharpDevelop for small .NET (mainly C#) projects
VS .NET for larger .NET projects


And who never uses notepad??
 

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