Good Linux IDE/Editor

[David Ferenczi]

Jonathan Crapuchettes wrote:

> I have been working with D for the last few months, but can't seem to find
> a good IDE/Editor. I have tried Code::Blocks and Geany, but neither was
> really want I wanted. I am looking for a good semi-lightweight IDE/Editor
> for D that can run on Linux that has the following features in order of
> importance: 1. Syntax highlighting 2. Good variable, function, and
> class/template code completion 3. Code compilation 4. Debugging
> 
> After trying a few IDEs and editors, I thought that I would try to start a
> discussion on this topic that might help all D programmers. Thanks,
> JC


There are two really good editors under linux: VIM and EMACS, but they are
not really IDEs in the closest sense of the word.

Yes, they have many extensions and IDE-like features, but they were designed
to be editors, not IDEs. And yes, they are the best editors availble if you
don't mind the learning curve.

If you really want an IDE try KDevelop or Anjuta, or sg. similar. These are
quite good IDEs, but not particularly good editors.

There are ongoing efforts to create e.g. a VIM engine, which can be embedded
in any graphical environment, but these are in preliminary status at the
moment. AFAIK the VIM project haven't started yet with the implementation
(the feature stands with high priority on the wish list), the yzis project
works quite good already, but I don't know if it's enough matured for the
daily use.


Regards,
David