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this would be nice, but no, not going to happen. JavaScript, Python, PHP, Ruby etc fill a niche. Personally I love strongly typed languages, but I get why peop

• kayodelycaon 3y ago
  Honest questions: What do you consider an IDE? Do you use syntax highlighting? I only ask because I use Sublime Text but the most I use is the file browser sidebar and syntax highlighting. I don't use any linters. I started with Ruby on Rails and Textmate and I've never needed anything fancy, even for 500k line Rails apps.
  • 38 3y ago
    > Honest questions: What do you consider an IDE? Do you use syntax highlighting? I use GVIM, no plugins. syntax highlighting is fine and file browser too, but once you start getting into autocomplete and plugins that too much I think. the IDE should not be a replacement for a poorly designed language, and that's what they have become I think.
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• JohnFen 3y ago
  > I am old school and do not use an IDE, so for me strong typing is a must. I, too, prefer to avoid using an IDE. I appreciate strong typing, but I certainly don't feel that loosely or untyped languages are made more difficult to use by not using an IDE.
  • 38 3y ago
    I use GVIM without plugins. So if I want to code some Python or JavaScript, I am looking at this: function hello(a, b) { return a + b; } what the hell are "a" and "b"? numbers? strings? something else? no thank you.
    • JohnFen 3y ago
      Oh, sure, I completely understand where you're coming from. But if I'm using an untyped language, I'm already having to keep that sort of state in my head regardless.