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I'm surprisingly happy with IntelliJ / Java's behavior. Java is all positional parameters, but anytime the arguments aren't obvious, IntelliJ shows the paramete

I'm surprisingly happy with IntelliJ / Java's behavior. Java is all positional parameters, but anytime the arguments aren't obvious, IntelliJ shows the parameter name with subtle syntax highlighting. It feels like the best of both worlds. Completely random example, notice the 'limit': https://monosnap.com/file/FU6QjZ6Y4b7CNmBBBZoUQlpO8YTXsR https://monosnap.com/file/FU6QjZ6Y4b7CNmBBBZoUQlpO8YTXsR

megapoliss 5y ago
It sound like java is not usable without the state-of-art IDE.
- kaba0 5y ago
  No, it means that tools can be made to improve the developer experience…
  - megapoliss 5y ago
    But programming language itself is a tool. And, you need one tool to improve the other, that imply your tool (programming language) is not good enough. IMO, the only reason why java is still in use - superb IDE and tooling, that compensate terrible language design.
    - stickfigure 5y ago
      You've got it quite backwards. The superb IDE works synergistically with the language design to create an overall superior experience. Poor language design (undecideable edge cases, dynamic and unpredictable meanings) makes it impossible to create a satisfying IDE experience. If you're using vim or emacs to write code, you're wasting your employer's time. A good IDE makes you more productive.
- ianbicking 5y ago
  A ton of features on this list really require an IDE or rich program representation, or _something_ that's not just plain text. For instance using content hashes to refer to functions is only reasonable with IDE tooling support.
continuational 5y ago
I really dislike this feature, because it breaks cursor movement.
- arunix 5y ago
  In what way?
  - smichel17 5y ago
    (I'm a different person) Vertical alignment. When you press the down arrow, you don't know what position your cursor will land on because it's not visually aligned with the character above. Kind of defeats the purpose of a monospace font (within that one line where it's applied).

megapoliss 5y ago

It sound like java is not usable without the state-of-art IDE.

kaba0 5y ago
No, it means that tools can be made to improve the developer experience…
- megapoliss 5y ago
  But programming language itself is a tool. And, you need one tool to improve the other, that imply your tool (programming language) is not good enough. IMO, the only reason why java is still in use - superb IDE and tooling, that compensate terrible language design.
  - stickfigure 5y ago
    You've got it quite backwards. The superb IDE works synergistically with the language design to create an overall superior experience. Poor language design (undecideable edge cases, dynamic and unpredictable meanings) makes it impossible to create a satisfying IDE experience. If you're using vim or emacs to write code, you're wasting your employer's time. A good IDE makes you more productive.
ianbicking 5y ago
A ton of features on this list really require an IDE or rich program representation, or _something_ that's not just plain text. For instance using content hashes to refer to functions is only reasonable with IDE tooling support.

continuational 5y ago

I really dislike this feature, because it breaks cursor movement.

arunix 5y ago
In what way?
- smichel17 5y ago
  (I'm a different person) Vertical alignment. When you press the down arrow, you don't know what position your cursor will land on because it's not visually aligned with the character above. Kind of defeats the purpose of a monospace font (within that one line where it's applied).