begin quoting David M. Cook as of Mon, May 22, 2006 at 07:43:50PM -0700: > On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 03:27:14PM -0700, Brian Deacon wrote: > > > Another big place where I could use some direction is in how to make the > > transition from being so IDE-dependent. > > I don't think you necessarily have to. You might try the Eclipse C++ > module CDT.
The problems I have with IDEs so far is that they seem to be so mouse driven. I don't want to code with one hand on the mouse, dammit. I end up with a sore arm, tight shoulder, and a knotted neck. It, in short, *hurts*. (And Eclipse needs serious horsepower and tons of screen real estate to be minimally useful in my book. And it's one of the better ones.) > I've been using Netbeans for a couple of weeks, and can see why people get > hooked on code completion (though I'll never learn to love Java). I've only looked at a couple of IDEs, and the code-complete there was much like it is in many browsers... it guesses what you're trying to type, and then helpfully fills in the rest "for you". If you hit <return>, it accepts that... ...which drives me bonkers. If I want completion, I'll hit a key. (I like <TAB> for this, actually. All that shell-training.) I'm always having my intentions subverted by "helpful" software, and it sours me on the whole thing. That being said, there are times when I _want_ the editor to fill in the rest of the function.... "I know it starts with foo, but what comes after that, I don't quite remember." > (though I'll never learn to love Java). I'm looking at once again venturing into the C++ waters. The more I contemplate this, the more I think Java is a godsend. *sigh* -- _ |\_ \| -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
