From: Damphyr <damphyr@...>
Date: 2005-09-08T23:34:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Need help finding decent IDE/development environment for Windows

James Edward Gray II wrote:
> On Sep 7, 2005, at 6:56 PM, graham wrote:
> 
>> I agree. Although Ruby has potential, it still appears to be a 
>> language for small systems/utilities. Partly because of the tools
>>  support, partly because of performance, partly because it is
>> "new" (ish).
> 
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> 
> I believe it's my job to manage complexity, as the programmer, not
> the IDE's job.  Tools are nice, but that has little to do with what I
> can and can't manage.
I agree.
Good thinking, solid design, clear interfaces and proper error
checking/testing are what reduce complexity.
All this help (code completion, error checking etc.) is nice but it
doesn't speed up my work much (if you type fast enough it takes about
the same time to navigate the code completion stuff as to write the
whole call).
Looking up API documentation takes a larger percentage of my time than
typing the call. If I have to know all the C++/STL library calls by
heart, along with the ridiculous amount of Java APIs and all the nice
little Ruby libs, then what am I doing owning a computer and accessing
the internet?
Nope, a decent editor and lots of searchable reference documentation is
what most of us need.
Cheers,
V.-



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