Basically this is a discussion whether you use an IDE for coding/development and which one for which language do you use?

 

If you don;t know, an "IDE" is an Integrated development environment. It basically is a super version of notepad with a built in compiler and source organizer.

 

 

 

I use an IDE for complex projects when there is more than one directory of files to deal with. For example; if I had the following directory hierarchy, I would use an IDE:

com\ballerplaya\
com\ballerplaya\images
com\ballerplaya\images\loading
com\ballerplaya\images\game
com\ballerplaya\images\game\sprites
com\ballerplaya\images\game\tiles
com\ballerplaya\utils
com\ballerplaya\lua
com\ballerplaya\libs
com\ballerplaya\scripts

 

If I had something like the following, I would use text-pad + mingw:

com\ballerplaya\
com\ballerplaya\\resoruces

 

 

My preferred Java IDE is eclipse for its portability across platforms and simple interface. I use Dev c++ for c++. For anything web based, I use dreamweaver. It has ftp capabilities, editing, preview, get from server, etc options.

 

So what is your opinion on IDEs/ which do you use for what?

I use notepad++ for html, css, and php. Visual Studio for C#, and Netbeans for Java. Other than that I don't do much development so that's all.

 

Netbeans is by far my favorite, I find it very intuitive and fast.

I use Gedit for pretty much everything except for the rare occasion when I do some Java, then I use Eclipse. I really just don't need all the bells and whistles.

I use Emacs. It has everything and even more. It's really hard to use though, I had to print the commands on paper to remember them. There are SIX pages of commands, and those are just the basic ones. With plugins there's a ton more.

 

This picture explains the difficulty really well:

 

 

 

 

Not only does it do basic stuff like syntax highlighting, but it also has version control, debugger, spellcheck, web browser, mail reader, TETRIS etc.

I use butterflies.

 

Seriously though, Visual Studio for C# and for debugging C/C++ stuff, command line for C/C++ stuff that doesn't need debugged.

I use butterflies.

Because we went there, obligatory xkcd:

 

But really, now that Emacs has a vim emulator, the conclusion is simple; vim is the best editor, and Emacs is the best operating system.

I use visual studio for stuff like asp.net, vb.net sometimes C++, then notepad++ if I'm not doing much or simple xhtml/css/T-Sql/bit of MySql, Eclipse for Java, Aptana Studio for PHP, and I'm sure I'm missing some. I also occasionnally use vim, but I'm mostly on Windows so this one it's a little less.

I use butterflies.

Because we went there, obligatory xkcd:

 

But really, now that Emacs has a vim emulator, the conclusion is simple; vim is the best editor, and Emacs is the best operating system.

 

 

This was added as an "easter egg" after that xkcd comic :P

Qt Creator for C++/Qt

Code::Blocks just to have around for "other" C++ stuffVisual Studio 2010 for C#/.NET & ASP.NET (C#/HTML/CSS/JavaScript)

eclipse for Java

Notepad++ for various things

Notepad++ for for coding and command line compilers.

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Gedit (Or nano) and bash are good enough for me in most cases (Web design needs Firefox + Firebug however).

 

E: This reminded me of Eclipse, I thought I might want to do some Java programming when I'm bored on the train tomorrow. So I searched for it.

 

The results make me want to cry.

Use netbeans for Java.

 

http://netbeans.org/