o.k. folks,
enough of this fight for IDEs and real programmeers stuff.
I'll tell you my expectations for an IDE, what I mean by it and can you make
it Khader ::
1) it should have syntax hilighting. Very usefull for people like me who
make hell lot of typing errors.
2) it should show me all the classes that i have, the files that i have. I
am talking about projects which have upward of 20 classes. I don't know
about you all, but I have a real dificulty in keeping track of all the info
if I don't use an IDE. I have hopeless memory powers.
3) It should have integrated help. This is really helpful if you are new to
programming and you are not sure about the concept or sytax.
Let's face it guys, all the software is moving towareds a GUI look. There
will be no interest in the industry if Linux would only be a text based OS,
however powerful it may be. It is only with the advent of the GUI in Linux
that it is really gaining popularity with the masses.
I think that i should give you an insight in what i am doing and what
problems I face :
I am working on Voice over IP. My work is making a Voice gateway. Typically
this will have upwards of 20 k lines of code. upwards of 50 classes.
something like 100 files of code ( i am not taking about the configuration
and data files yet ). My work is not concentrated on just developing the
GUI - which is what most people use the IDEs for, but making the server
backend. This is surely 'programming' , or is this not ? the IDE is not
making the code for me is it ?
Fine, i can do it using the vi editor. But, I will have a real punga keeping
track of what is it that i am doing. Also I am working on this alone and on
a deadline. At first I had thought of doing the work in Linux, but after
trying out a few sample lines of code, I determined that this cup of tea is
not for me.
I know there must be countless such persons like me who have been "thinking"
about starting work in Linux, but had to revoke their decisions just because
of this.
Also, there are some IDEs available in the market, the ones which are good
are commercial. As a 'REAL programmer' why don't you make a free IDE for use
for us novices and incorporate all the comments that people are sure to give
to u.
Sorry for the long mail, but I am really bugged with the so called 'gurus'
whose sole aim it is to not let people work on linux just because they would
like their work to be a bit easier and not use vi.
vibhu..
for brickbats mail me at :
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
no point is filling a person's mailbox with a IDE war.
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