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I think the parent was referring to the fact that e.g Java really needs an IDE, so one can generate all the boilerplate. In Haskell, I can e.g create a new type
by grumpyprole 5y ago
I think the parent was referring to the fact that e.g Java really needs an IDE, so one can generate all the boilerplate. In Haskell, I can e.g create a new type (with equality, hashing etc) in one line. Of course, a capable IDE would be extremely useful for Haskell and there are efforts to build such a thing with refactoring and navigation/search tools, but the language isn't unusable without one.
- heresie-dabord 5y agoYes, this is what is meant by the expression, "IDE Smell". It's a measure of a language's usability if a programmer can't use the simplest possible tools to be productive. Education and documentation is necessary. But if you have to have an entire support channel for a technology, it isn't necessarily a positive reflection on the technology.