From: Andrey Platov <andrey@...>
Date: 2007-04-13T07:33:14+09:00
Subject: Re: What is your favourite IDE? Eclipse DLTK!

Hello Huw,

Eclipse DLTK also do a lot of things while computing code completion 
proposals like abstract interpreting of Ruby code, demand driven 
analysis with subgoals pruning, searching for refs, etc... But DLTK 
folks still calling this "Code Assist" (Eclipse-way). You referring to 
the same feature as "IntelliSense" (MS-way)... I believe it does not 
matters a lot for an IDE user how process of getting completion 
proposals named: IntelliSense, Code Assist, or Code Complete. 
Implementation and results quality does matter, so are you ready for 
real open challenge to prove that your IntelliSense is *better* than 
DLTK's Code Assist (completion)? If you definitely ready, I believe DLTK 
guys will be happy to meet the challenge.

Kind Regards,
Andrey Platov

Huw Collingbourne wrote:
> "Todd Werth" <twerth@infinitered.com> wrote in message 
> news:951f0bf1b085875916af2db2775c4a4d@ruby-forum.com...
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>> Peter C. Verhage wrote:
>> I see a lot of people say something like "it is more than code
>> completion, it's IntelliSense".  Many IDEs have similar, or even better,
>> features than MS does with their IntelliSense.  They just can't call it
>> that for legal reasons.
>>     
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> Bear in mind also that IntelliSense means on-the-fly code analysis. It isn't 
> just code completion. Many IDEs provide code completion based on simple 
> alphabetical lists or using method names declared in the current code file. 
> That is a long way from IntelliSense. To provide IntelliSense, you need to 
> interpret the code - not only the code that's being edited, but also also 
> any changes that editing changes might introduce going right up the class 
> hierarchy. In other words, a real IntelliSense system is an interpreter, not 
> just a 'method-lookup' tool.
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> We've put a great deal of effort into Ruby In Steel's IntelliSense system 
> and you might therefore understand why we are a little sensitive to other 
> IDE's claims to IntelliSense when what they generally mean is 'code 
> completion' ;-)
>
> best wishes
> Huw Collingbourne
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