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Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:25 pm
by treyrust
So, I couldn't find an IDE battle thread and figured it would be an interesting topic for discussion on which we all use and prefer.
Personally, the best I've used is Netbeans, but I haven't had much time with VS, so I allowed for being able to re-vote just in case you change your mind
On Linux I just use Gedit.
Please post your reasons for your vote. And please keep it civil, your IDE is not your God
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:43 am
by ismetteren
Vim... Even though it isn't really an IDE, but gedit is neither so...
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:01 am
by Kyosaur
Im actually quite fond of the Qt creator IDE. Though, since it wasnt listed it voted for visual studio 2010 as its my second favorite IDE.
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:21 am
by treyrust
Whoops, sorry I forgot those... I added them, you can revote...
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:25 am
by Benjamin100
I think I'd like Visual, I'm just not sure I want to make the investment right now.
-Benjamin
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:57 am
by Aleios
As buggy as it can be, i like to use Visual Studio 2010. I'm constantly on my windows machine programming and Visual Studio just puts everything there for me. On Linux i either use Eclipse or i just don't bother with an ide and go straight for gedit.
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:25 am
by BugInTheSYS
VS 2010 for me, too.
Although I have to say I use Notepad++ quite often, I just don't consider it an IDE all in all.
And actually, there's a whole lot going on in Delphi - yes, sometimes even in delphi 7... shades of the times before the Noachian Deluge^^
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:03 am
by Falco Girgis
I use VS2010, QTCreator, and XCode on a daily basis.
VS2010 has my vote as the most streamlined, professional, and powerful. You think VS2010 is buggy? XCode 4 crashes at least twice a day for me.
QTCreator is my IDE of choice for multiplatform development. It's what Code::Blocks and DevCpp WANTED to be, but didn't get right. If it weren't for VS2010's raw power, QTCreator would be my top pick.
I have a very love/hate relationship with XCode. XCode4 did a LOT of things correctly that XCode3 did wrong. Looking back, XCode3 was borderline a piece of shit. XCode4 still remains unstable, and hard to use compared to the others, but it's admittedly quite powerful and LIGHTYEARS more user-friendly than XCode3.
Honestly, you were better off with Makefiles than using XCode3...
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:28 am
by k1net1k
I cant remember an IDE crashin on me ever, but then again I dont use X-code
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:28 am
by Zer0XoL
Where is visual c++ express 2008?
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:52 am
by Falco Girgis
Zer0XoL wrote:Where is visual c++ express 2008?
Dead, because 2010 is everything and more than 2008 was.
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:00 am
by Light-Dark
I use code::blocks because im used to it and i dont want to change just now and the fact im cheap and don't want to pay for anything quite yet XD
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:13 am
by Falco Girgis
Light-Dark wrote:I use code::blocks because im used to it and i dont want to change just now and the fact im cheap and don't want to pay for anything quite yet XD
QTCreator is free and is superior in every way.
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:39 am
by Aleios
GyroVorbis wrote:Light-Dark wrote:I use code::blocks because im used to it and i dont want to change just now and the fact im cheap and don't want to pay for anything quite yet XD
QTCreator is free and is superior in every way.
Agreed.
Re: Clash of the IDE's
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:41 am
by Nokurn
I use Visual Studio 2010 on Windows, Xcode 4 on Mac, and when I work on Linux, I don't use an IDE.
I can't really say that any of these are my favorites, though. I don't have a favorite IDE. I am highly OCD (really. Not bullshitting), and all IDEs muck up my source tree or fail to give me sufficient flexibility to organize it the way I want. Visual Studio 2010 happens to be pretty good about this--I only have a few complaints, like the hidden files, ipch folders, and placement of project files within the source folder. I know of a half-assed fix for the last one, but then it just becomes cumbersome to use. Other than that, I like Visual Studio 2010--the interface is responsive, it's only crashed on me twice, it implements column editing nicely, offers lots of control over the project options, has a great debugger, and IntelliSense is nice when it works.
Xcode 4 is definitely a step up from Xcode 3, but it involves way too much clicking. The interface doesn't feel intuitive to me.
I've tried Qt Creator on several occasions, and it seems quite nice. The interface designer is well made, the source editor is a pleasure to work with, and it's fast. But I feel like it's hiding too much from me (not in terms of GUI--I actually think the GUI could be minimized a bit more--but when it comes to the project itself), and I absolutely loathe qmake.