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Just out of curiosity, what makes you say IDEs are bad?
by veddox 11y ago
Just 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.