In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Paddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Feb 4, 9:01 am, Necmettin Begiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Can't give definitions, but here is the difference: if you use an editor, > > you > > will have to run your script or program from outside the editor; if you use > > an IDE, you will press a key or key combination in the IDE (say F9 or F5) > > and > > your program/script will run... > > Hmm, is vim an editor or an IDE? > By the above definition it would be an IDE because under the tools > menu you can run make or compilers/interpreters. > It has probably got to the stage that its a continuum from something > like Eclipse or SPE that are definitely IDE's through to ed and > notepad which are editors. I would define an IDE as a system that supports multiple tasks of the development process using a related set of interfaces. Some of these tasks may include: Searching and browsing reference documentation. Writing source code. Building/compiling projects. Evaluation using a shell or REPL. Debugging and testing. Production of graphical elements. Production of documentation. Packaging. Project management and version tracking. I'll agree that it's a spectrum with the most comprehensive IDEs supporting more different tasks of the development process. > > - Pad. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
