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There's no clear distinction between IDEs and editors. Vim and emacs can run type-based autocompletion, live linters, semantic search and build tools, and these
by ungzd 10y ago
There's no clear distinction between IDEs and editors. Vim and emacs can run type-based autocompletion, live linters, semantic search and build tools, and these tools are popular among users of these editors.
Usually "IDEs" mean Visual Studio-like applications, with mouse-first UI, enterprisey feel and designed for languages with Java-like typing (Java, C#, Typescript, partially C++). Distinction between IDEs and editors are more cultural than technical. For example Visual Studio Code is considered more editor than IDE despite having lots of common features with "full" Visual Studo.