On Sat, 3 Nov 2012, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: > In <pine.lnx.4.64.1211012035260.32...@tau.ceti.pl>, on 11/01/2012 > at 10:04 PM, Tomasz Rola <rto...@ceti.com.pl> said: > > >For example, I have never so far needed autocompletion in > >editor. > > Never needed, or never found it useful when available?
Both. Actually, there is autocompletion for Emacs and maybe when I am in a right mood, I will give it a try. I tried a-c in some environment, this was in times of slower computers and it was annoying. http://emacswiki.org/emacs/AutoComplete I don't have too many needs to program under Windows, so I cannot tell for sure about this case. And it is quite possible I would welcome such feature if I happened to do something on mainframe (but right now I am still fighting - on and off - with installation of MVS/Hercules :-) - I know it looks pitiful but at the same time I hope to learn some more in my own pitiful yet fruitful way - after all, if there are fruits it is not all that bad :-) ). > I wrote XEDIT macros to automate entry and indentation of common control > structures, and they definitely improved productivity. Similarly, ISPF > templates can speed up coding. > > Now, none of those come close to a syntax-directed editor, much less a > full IDE, but they still improved productivity. Good to know about your first hand experience with this. I am not in a position to tell anybody how to program anything. So whenever I make some strong-sounding remarks, they are only about me, i.e. subjective (and perhaps somewhat limited by extent of my experiences). For a moment, I stick to Linux, Emacs and some exotic languages. I hear some folks swearing to greatness of Eclipse and some other folks say the same about Vi(m). As I wrote, I like to have it all in a head, so some languages are out of my favour, and it so happens those very same languages are connected to "modern IDEs". In this particular area of space-time, Emacs seems to be optimal choice for me. Regards, Tomasz Rola -- ** A C programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature. ** ** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home ** ** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened... ** ** ** ** Tomasz Rola mailto:tomasz_r...@bigfoot.com ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
