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Ask HN: How software tools are made?
I am curious, how software tools like JetBrains or Visual Studio are made? It's hard to find more information about about it.
- ergocoder 5y agoMaking a desktop is generally difficult and mysterious. JetBrains is (or was) based on NetBeans, which is written in Java. I'm not familiar with Visual Studio, but it's likely written in C++. In many apps that you use today, a lot of UIs are custom-made (i.e. written in C++ to draw graphics directly). If you look to get started, there are a few paths you can take: 1. If you are on Mac, use XCode + Objective-C 2. Use a UI framework like Qt 3. Use Electron. Easier option. Auto-layout provided by html+CSS is a godsend.
- MihaiSandor 5y agoYou can also take a look at Atom. Which is open source code editor (similar with Visual Studio Code). https://github.com/atom/atom https://github.com/atom/atom
- yuppie_scum 5y agoVSCode is electron, I think You may really be asking about compilers.