On Saturday 03 December 2005 10:50 am, Stewart Stremler wrote: > begin quoting Andrew Lentvorski as of Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 09:54:45PM -0800: > > boblq wrote: > > >Now what does one gain with an IDE? I am not > > >trolling. I really would like to know what people > > >get out of these things. > > > > Refactoring and hoisting assistance in the editor > > I use a standalone refactoring tool (RefactorIT), so integration into > the environment/editor might be nice, but it hasn't been necessary. Esp. > now that vim will autoload changed files for me.
OK. I refactor fairly often since I am _not_ a prescient designer. I do it by hand and am ignorant of these tools. How about a quick tutorial. > > From my point of view, IDE's allow more information to be present on my > > screen at a simultaneous glance than anything else. > > I've yet to figure out how to get it to display the information I want > to see rather than the information the designers thought it was > important I had access to. > > If the information you want to see is there already, an IDE would be > a godsend. If you have to fight the tool to get at the information you > want, it's a barrier. > > If I'm using only xterm for development, my typical layout is something > like: > > > +------------------------------+ > > +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ > > | |---| | > | | > | | +------------------------------+ > | | > | | +------------------------------+ > | | > | |---| | > > +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ > > +------------------------------+ > > > I generally have code up on at least two windows; one window for > building; one window for test-runs; one window for 'research' > (although for Java, I prefer a browser and a second monitor). > > This varies depending on the size of the monitor, the capability to > use virtual desktops, the presence of a second monitor, etc. > > The default behavior of gvim is to spawn a window and detach, which > generally leads to more gvim windows and fewer terminal windows, > as I only need one "editor" window. > > -Stewart "The best programming aid is a second monitor." Stremler Chuckle, just as I started reading this section I said to myself, "I don't want an IDE, I want a huge monitor, say about 10,000 pixels square." Cause I do pretty much what Stremler does. BTW, Tracy was exploring dual monitor systems a while back. How about a report. Feel free to change the Subject line :) BobLQ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
