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Is C# development effectively inseparable from the IDE you use?
I'm a Python programmer learning C# who is trying to stop worrying and just love C# for what it is, rather than constantly comparing it back to Python.
I'm caught up on one point: the lack of ...
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Must a programmer learn text editors like Emacs and Vim? How important are they?
I have been writing code so far in conventional text editors that come with the OS so far or use an IDE in some cases. I know there are some advanced text editors like Emacs and Vim available solely ...
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Time to drop Emacs and vi? [duplicate]
Every time you are looking for a text editor, no matter what language you are using, vi and Emacs are hall-of-famers.
However they are ancient, and we have better alternatives (at least I hope we ...
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What justifies the use of an IDE versus a standard editor?
I find myself using my text editor of choice (vim, nano, gedit, pick your poison) much more often than any IDE as of late.
After noticing my ide shortcuts getting dusty I started to think about ...
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Does new generation of programmers use Emacs? [closed]
I know that Emacs was very popular a few decades ago, but now - when there are a lot of IDEs and text editors, is it still popular between us?
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Visual Studio 2010 editor painfully slow [closed]
I'm running out of patience with MS VisualStudio 2010: I'm working on a solution containing ~50 C++ projects. When using the editor, I experience a lag of 1 - 2 seconds whenever I move the cursor to a ...
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Emacs-as-OS: obsolete?
In an attempt to reach at least beginner status with such a legendary editor, I have been coding in Emacs for the last two months. I try to keep an open heart, but I find myself continally ...
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What are your thoughts on online editors? [closed]
Currently, I'm an Emacs user, (I'm used to the commands, and I work in a bunch of different languages day-to-day, one of which is Common Lisp, so it's the natural choice), but a recent-ish talk by ...
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What are some ways to be more productive with Emacs?
I've used Emacs quite a bit, and I'm comfortable with the most basic commands/shortcuts, but I know Emacs has a lot more to offer than what I'm using. What are some of the lesser known features of ...
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How do you make slides for programming talks?
I've given a few talks recently and I have not found a good way to make slides.
Here are a few desirable characteristics for programming slides:
They're slides. A standard emacs buffer won't do it.
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Why would you use vi/vim [duplicate]
I often see people express a preference for vi or vim for text editing or even for programming.
I've tried it and I can't see how it could possibly be any faster or easier. If you use one of them, ...
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LISP : What would be the best editor of choice for a newbie (other than Emacs)? [closed]
I'm looking to learn LISP, and I'm looking for a good editor, which I don't have to learn from scratch (mentioning it as I'm totally unfamiliar with Emacs). I'm a more/less proficient VIM user, and am ...
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Emacs and “self-reinforcing performance”
In short, my question for you hardcore Emacs users is this: have you achieved
this "self-reinforcing performance" Steve Yegge talks about?
Emacs is self-hosting: writing things
in it makes the ...
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What Features of an IDE Would Make It More Useful Than A General Purpose Editor
I am authoring a IDE for the Lua language. I find that many programmers do not like to use IDE and prefer VIM (which is in vogue at the moment), SCiTE, or .
In trying to win some mind-share I am ...
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Notepad++ Tips and Tricks
What are some things to know that can make you more productive with Notepad++?
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Online Code Editor [closed]
The major online IDEs are hosted on the service provider's server. Examples are Kodingen, Cloud9, ShiftEdit. Hence they would be unavailable if the external server was down for some reason, and I ...
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How would you highlight code?
While the basic scenarios are white on black and black on white, most programmers find more varied syntax highlighting useful.
What advantages do you find from a general setup? (E.g. "a dark ...
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Is there a good but lightweight C editor or IDE for Windows? [closed]
I would like to do some C development in Windows. But I'm struggling to find a good IDE or Text Editor that is lightweight (e.g. not like Eclipse) but also keep me productive (e.g. has auto-completion ...
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Are there alternatives to Vim and Emacs regarding programming?
Both seem to be great to learn for programming, are there other editors with a less steep learning curve?
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What is the best toolkit for writing long technical texts?
I'm looking for a toolkit in the form of one or a couple of applications that can be used to write long technical texts (such as an introduction to a programming language).
What applications (or ...
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How to hide the sidebar in Sublime Text 2? [closed]
I just updated to the new build (2111) and it seems theres no hot key for hiding/showing the sidebar anymore.
It used to be CTRL + S (on Mac OS), but now that sadly does nothing and the side bar ...
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What is the benefit of a visual editor over straight programming?
I'm trying to figure out what the benefit to having a WYSIWYG HTML editor over hard coding, outside of, say, accessibility. It seems like a waste of time to learn how to use something like ...
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In-Browser code editors
I just received my ChromeOS Notebook and have been looking around for an in-browser IDE/Text editor. I was wondering if anyone has come across any that they liked / showed potential.
I would like to ...
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HTML text editor with DOM manipulation?
While editing a static HTML file today, I realized, that many things I did using search and replace with regular expressions, would be much easier using JavaScript (and possibly a DOM library like ...
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Fast cold start text editor [closed]
Is there text editor with c# syntax highlight which starts VERY FAST? I just want look source code some files in project and i donnt want wait 30 seconds while VS starts.
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Do we really need to save source code?
While hacking on some static analysis tool, I realized I could make the task at hand (irrelevant for this question) much easier by saving the source files on-the-fly, while they were being edited.
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When is it ever ok to write your own development tools? (editor into IDE)
So I'm foremost using a text editor for coding. It's a very bare bones editor; provides mostly just syntax highlighting. But on rare occasions I also need to debug something. And that's when I have to ...
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Domain-aware code text editors
General text editors don't change greatly. Syntax highlighting and code collapsing are not big changes really. If an editor is structure or domain aware, this usually comes with a different layouts - ...
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Open .doc file from my website in browser
What's the best way to give the end-user of my web application the ability to open, edit and save (via browser) word documents that are stored in my database?
I have this working by doing an html ...
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How frequently do you switch mode? [closed]
I tried VIM and liked it but something stopped from using it: I had to type ESC to often, very often, something like each 5 seconds, and it was highly uncomfortable, so I stopped using it as a primary ...
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Where are the next-next-generation editors?
I was reading an old Coding Horror article about indentation, when I read this:
Or, maybe you're using a next-next-generation editor that treats code as "data" and the layout (including ...
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C++ code navigation on OS X
Other than using Emacs / Vim with ctags or cscope or both, are there alternatives to C++ code navigation of an existing code base? I used to use Source Insight on Windows and it worked for me fairly ...
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Is there a free refactoring tool for emacs or vim like rope for python for C? [closed]
Is there a free refactoring tool for emacs or vim like rope for python for C?
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Java editor/IDE for beginners? [closed]
I teach some beginners the fundamentals of Java these days and they need to see the output for their small programs such as Hello world, etc. I need basic editor that contains code highlighting and ...
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Perforce: Best diff editor on Linux? [closed]
I'm looking for a Linux based diff viewer/editor for Perforce, which would allow me to retain my VIM editing shortcuts, at the same time having the navigational advantages of a diff editor (goto ...
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Any C/C++ IDE supporting Clang compiler? [closed]
Recently I have gathered some interests regarding the Clang compiler. So, I want to use it. Does anyone knows amy C/C++ IDE or an editor that has support for Clang compiler? Preferably on a Windows ...
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Reflective practice in programming using keystroke playback
I'm thinking of applying Reflective Practice to improving my programming skills. To that end, I want to be able to watch myself writing code.
In general, what is a good method for applying ...
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How to implement a text editor in a browser? [closed]
This is purely an exercise in self improvement and education.I am trying to implement an extension for a vi-like text editor within a browser. Can anyone give any advice or pointers as to where and ...
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What do you use macros in your editor for? [closed]
My editor of choice is Notepad++. It has macro capabilities, but as much as I think, I don't see how can I use it for anything.
Do you use macros in your editor that have made your work easier? ...
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Inserting copyright notice
What is the easiest way to insert copyright notice in lots of PHP files.
It's not possible to do it manually.
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Would like to add features to Text Editor - which editor to choose? [closed]
I would like to add some new features to a text editor. The main requirements I have are:
Should be a programmer's editor
I would like to target C# editor features to start with (since I work in ...
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Why do people use terminal text editors? [duplicate]
Are there any inherent advantages to a terminal text editor over a gui version of the same editor (vim and gvim for example) or are the people using terminal text editors just using them because ...
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Most common tools for frontend development at facebook, twitter, amazon, google, etc
I would like to know what tools are used to develop these sites and other large sites. Is dreamweaver used extensively? Are free tools used frequently? Thanks.
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Was Xcode created with Xcode?
I don't want to get too philosophical here (like did God create God?), but how did Apple create Xcode? Would it have been possible for them to use Xcode to create Xcode? Or would they have to use ...
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Highlight global variable in vim (or any other free editor)
In Source Insight, global variable show up in a different colour. Is there a way to accomplish this in vi (or any other free editor)?
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What's the best language to use for a simple windows 7 dynamic gui desktop app [closed]
[Note: I hope I am not breaking etiquette, but I originally posted a variant on this question here, but am re-asking here because I am making this now solely a question about programming.]
I would ...
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Key bindings war in my brain
How many key bindings are there in your brain? I personally use Intellij Idea as my primary IDE for development, but sometimes switch to Eclipse and Netbeans a bit, and sometimes I use ...
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Which OS X text editors have old versions available?
I'm teaching someone to program, and the only computer available for him to use is my old PowerMac G3 running Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2). BareBones couldn't provide me with an old version of BBEdit, the ...
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Switch form paragraph mode to line break mode in WYSIWYG editor because of client request?
I'm building a website fro a client which uses TinyMCE as the main WYSIWYG editor. Now my client asked if it is possible to write a line and make a line break and then continue without leaving a ...
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Does Text Editor Sign The Files?
As images have EXIF data which provide info about where and how they are created, do any Text Editors append such kind of descriptive details to code files? For example I use Coda for my programming ...
