On Jun 10, 3:36 pm, Arnaud Delobelle <arno...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 10 June 2012 07:16, rusi <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This is worth a read in this > > context:http://osteele.com/archives/2004/11/ides > > Interesting! I definitely fall nicely at one extreme of this > dichotomy. Every time I've tried to use an IDE, it's made me feel > inadequate and I've quickly retreated to my comfort zone (emacs + > xterm).
Here is a more recent discussion in the same vein: http://henrikwarne.com/2012/06/17/programmer-productivity-emacs-versus-intellij-idea/ Reddited here: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/vqb9l/programmer_productivity_emacs_versus_intellij_idea/ > I felt inadequate because I felt like the IDE was hindering > me rather than helping me. All I ask from the program that I use to > write code is: > > * syntax highlighting > * sensible auto-indenting > * as little reliance on the mouse as possible > * emacs key bindings :) To some extent the new article just confirms the old Osteele one: viz. Programmers stuck with java had better spend their time using the most powerful tools to compensate for their inadequate language. However it also indicates the opposite: Benefits of sophisticated refactoring support are almost certainly underestimated by users of vi/emacs. > > This article makes me feel more positive about my inability to feel > comfortable in an IDE. Thanks for the link! > > -- > Arnaud T -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
