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The mind-reader IDE, as we used to call it. It's sometimes scary when you create a new variable in a class and it gives you the perfect suggestion (based on wha

The mind-reader IDE, as we used to call it. It's sometimes scary when you create a new variable in a class and it gives you the perfect suggestion (based on what you did elsewhere in the code).

rdemmer 13y ago
I like this, "the mind-reader IDE"
- atonse 13y ago
  Yeah I don't think I could do .NET development anymore without ReSharper. Makes me wonder how much time I wasted by using Eclipse in my Java days instead of just forking over the cash for IDEA.
  - dgesang 13y ago
    Is ReSharper still as slow as it used to be 5 years ago (VS2008)? Eclipse does a lot of "mind-reading", too.
    - nizmow 13y ago
      I have to disagree with both of these guys, it was so slow in Visual Studio 2013 that I actually disabled it. Then I was forced to re-enable it when I couldn't live without the functionality.
      - atonse 13y ago
        I'm actually noticing a bit of a regression in Visual Studio 2013/RS 8. My Alt+Enter quick fix menu takes longer to just show up with any suggestions.
    - anilmujagic 13y ago
      It is lightning fast on my machine on both VS 2010 and 2012.
    - aphistic 13y ago
      I've been using VS2013 with ReSharper 8 (though I've been using RS in general for many years) and the pair seem to be faster than ever.
    - atonse 13y ago
      Don't get me wrong, Eclipse had a lot of powerful features but never felt as polished as ReSharper does in Visual Studio.
      - dgesang 13y ago
        The sentence about Eclipse was merely a side note and not related to the question about ReSharper. Sorry if that was not clear enough. :) I know that ReSharper does a lot of magic that is lacking in Eclipse, unfortunately.
Gravityloss 13y ago
Wouldn't that be potential evidence for the idea that the code is likely quite redundant? In Java you indeed do need lots of stuff like getters and setters.
- sz4kerto 13y ago
  No.
- jasonwocky 13y ago
  No, that's an orthogonal concern. You have to use it to understand (edit: or you have to find someone smarter than me to explain it to you ;). Jetbrains does something similar with their Ruby ide, but it feels more advanced in IntelliJ. Certainly the static analysis can gather more information.
- AlisdairO 13y ago
  Code isn't just for writing, it's for reading too. A degree of extra explicit information in the code can often (Note: not always) be useful when you're maintaining someone else's code.
brown9-2 13y ago
Aren't most of the variable name suggestions based on the method being called? If I extract a variable for service.getUserRecommendations(), I believe the recommendation list would look like "userRecommendations", "recommendations", etc.
hrabago 13y ago
It also knows if you meant to use the other variable: https://twitter.com/pt3mm/status/272315627522367488/photo/1 https://twitter.com/pt3mm/status/272315627522367488/photo/1

The mind-reader IDE, as we used to call it. It's sometimes scary when you create a new variable in a class and it gives you the perfect suggestion (based on what you did elsewhere in the code).

rdemmer 13y ago

I like this, "the mind-reader IDE"

atonse 13y ago
Yeah I don't think I could do .NET development anymore without ReSharper. Makes me wonder how much time I wasted by using Eclipse in my Java days instead of just forking over the cash for IDEA.
- dgesang 13y ago
  Is ReSharper still as slow as it used to be 5 years ago (VS2008)? Eclipse does a lot of "mind-reading", too.
  - nizmow 13y ago
    I have to disagree with both of these guys, it was so slow in Visual Studio 2013 that I actually disabled it. Then I was forced to re-enable it when I couldn't live without the functionality.
    - atonse 13y ago
      I'm actually noticing a bit of a regression in Visual Studio 2013/RS 8. My Alt+Enter quick fix menu takes longer to just show up with any suggestions.
  - anilmujagic 13y ago
    It is lightning fast on my machine on both VS 2010 and 2012.
  - aphistic 13y ago
    I've been using VS2013 with ReSharper 8 (though I've been using RS in general for many years) and the pair seem to be faster than ever.
  - atonse 13y ago
    Don't get me wrong, Eclipse had a lot of powerful features but never felt as polished as ReSharper does in Visual Studio.
    - dgesang 13y ago
      The sentence about Eclipse was merely a side note and not related to the question about ReSharper. Sorry if that was not clear enough. :) I know that ReSharper does a lot of magic that is lacking in Eclipse, unfortunately.

Gravityloss 13y ago

Wouldn't that be potential evidence for the idea that the code is likely quite redundant? In Java you indeed do need lots of stuff like getters and setters.

sz4kerto 13y ago
No.
jasonwocky 13y ago
No, that's an orthogonal concern. You have to use it to understand (edit: or you have to find someone smarter than me to explain it to you ;). Jetbrains does something similar with their Ruby ide, but it feels more advanced in IntelliJ. Certainly the static analysis can gather more information.
AlisdairO 13y ago
Code isn't just for writing, it's for reading too. A degree of extra explicit information in the code can often (Note: not always) be useful when you're maintaining someone else's code.

brown9-2 13y ago

Aren't most of the variable name suggestions based on the method being called? If I extract a variable for service.getUserRecommendations(), I believe the recommendation list would look like "userRecommendations", "recommendations", etc.

hrabago 13y ago

It also knows if you meant to use the other variable: https://twitter.com/pt3mm/status/272315627522367488/photo/1 https://twitter.com/pt3mm/status/272315627522367488/photo/1