On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Russel Winder <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-11-25 at 16:32 +1100, Miroslav Pokorny wrote: > > So if ides are so unnecessary why then did they evolve from yesterdays > text editor and why does the overwhelming majority of the planet use them ? > They can't all be wrong or > > Misguided ? > > There is just so much in error here, it is difficult to know where to > begin and how to avoid writing a 5000 word essay. > > Let me just say "you can fool most of the people, most of the time". > > IDEs are not a "silver bullet" despite what the majority of programmers > have been brainwashed into believing. IDEs and text editors are just > tools, professionalism is learning to use the right tool for the right > job in the context of the job in hand and the person undertaking the > job. > > The real problem is that most text editors and most IDEs are massively > over-bloated with features no-one is ever going to use, and which often > mask all the really important features that people would find very > helpful if they did use them. > > -- > Russel. > Nobody said IDEs help make us produce perfect code. As has been demonstrated in many cases previously in this thread, tjhey do add many value adds that can only help, and certainly not harm the end result. Sure IDES have lots of stuff that many rarely use, but so what ? Choice is better than none, just ask those in North Korea. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
