On 20 May 2012 23:04, "boB Stepp" <robertvst...@gmail.com> wrote:
<snip> > Goals: Learn Python. While learning Python, learn all of the good > C.Sc. stuff that I should have learned the first go-around, Learn Java > and C/C++. Reevaluate. > <snip> > Finally to the question: With the stated goals above, would it be > better to invest time now at the front-end in learning a powerful IDE, > or am I better served, while learning Python, to stick with IDLE and > the shell and worry about an IDE later? I am willing to invest time > now on learning an IDE if it will save me time overall. IF it would be > beneficial now to learn an IDE, then it begs the question as to > whether I should search for the best IDE for Python, then later the > best one for Java, etc., or, instead, look for the best one that can > handle all of the languages I plan to learn and use. > > Thanks for any guidance you can provide! > -- > Cheers! > boB Hi boB, These are close to religious questions :-) With you polyglot agenda, I would say you would be much better off to learn a powerful multipurpose editor well than to try to find the best of breed of each class of special purpose tool. There are three basic choice: emacs, vi or vim, and everything else. There is widespread, though not uniform, consensus that The One True Editor is one of emacs and vi. After that, the rest is flamewars. I am an emacist, myself. But some of my best friends are vimists. Good luck, Brian vdB
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