On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 5:49 AM, Andrew Brookins <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I saw that -- but it look as very focused on Python-related
>> development -- i.e. if you're building a web app, you're going to need
>> html, CSS, javascript -- but what about stuff that has nothing to do
>> with Python?
>>
>> LaTeX
>> Plain Text
>> Fortran (!)
>> C / C++
>>
>> who knows what else?

> It's a pretty annoying model, I agree. If you want to fork out the big
> bucks, they sell Intellij IDEA, which is basically the core Java
> editor. With an "Ultimate" license, you can add, for free, Python,
> Ruby, PHP, etc. plugins into that editor, each of which provides the
> functionality of the standalone editors they sell.

hmm -- $500.00 is pretty stiff, and ti's not clear to me that you get
the full-on PyCharm, etc. functionality. Also, they still appear to
have only what they've focused on supporting - i.e. no Fortran, no
LaTeX, not even C/C++ -- though there does seem to be a pretty
extensive (third party?) plugin library -- including C/C++.

> It's sad that I even know that information, as I used to think I would
> only ever use an open-source editor. But I'll admit, I've considered
> buying it.

I've felt the same way for years, but maybe it's time -- the cost of
the license is really not the issue.

-Chris


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