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Ever so slightly ;) I think it admirable that people invest a lot of time in the environments they spend so much time in, but a professional has to be flexible
by stevedonovan 11y ago
Ever so slightly ;) I think it admirable that people invest a lot of time in the environments they spend so much time in, but a professional has to be flexible. (It is entirely possible that my sarcasm got out of control here.)
- veddox 11y agoJust out of curiosity, what makes you say IDEs are bad?
- baldfat 11y agoThe article is negative about IDEs. I was stating that in fact IDE can be a valuable tool for specific areas.
- marcosdumay 11y agoIDEs aren't bad, but... Automatic code generation is bad (unless its completely automatic in "you don't ever see it"), because code always have to change, and changes aren't automatic. Heavyweight building setup is bad, because you can not replicate or automate it. Long names everywhere hinder legibility. (Although long names on confusing or ambiguous places are a good thing.) And, finally, people learning to program should learn how to program without one at some point, so they know what they are doing. None of that makes IDEs bad. It just neuter their biggest selling points, but there are lots of small gains you can get from one.