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I dont see how light table is different than an good ide for java. - docs everywhere When i hover over a symbol, method or class i get the documentation right
by TeeWEE 14y ago
I dont see how light table is different than an good ide for java.
- docs everywhere
When i hover over a symbol, method or class i get the documentation right in my IDE
- instant feedback
Ok this is new but can only be done for simple calculations
- table as a unit of work
Saying that "we can de better than files" is true. In fact in my IDE i just dragndrop methods around, navigate the class hierarchy, etc. Its just coincidence that every class is represented as a file. But i do not care. The point is that i write code against the AST and not against "plain text". The IDE parses the code on the spot. This is nothing new.
So all in all i dont see a lot of new concepts.
- FuzzyDunlop 14y agoLight Table isn't a Java IDE, so this isn't a fair comparison. For a dynamic language, where a REPL will no doubt be part of your workflow, an IDE that aims to merge the process of editing and interacting is probably quite valuable. Like emacs with slime but less daunting to the unfamiliar.