How to write Good IDE?

[Jacob Carlborg via Digitalmars-d]

On 2017-02-01 16:12, unDEFER wrote:
> Hello!
> So my unDE 0.2.0 is released
> (http://forum.dlang.org/thread/yzfthfipouzhejfskxxp@forum.dlang.org),
> and this means that the time to write unDE 0.3.0 - text editor and IDE.
>
> And I grab my head when thinking how much I want to implement.
>
> 1) It must shows unused modules
> 2) It must shows parts of modules which used by module
> 3) It must shows not caught exceptions
> 4) It must autocomplete always even "string".to
>
> I have seen pretty tool from Hackerpilot (DCD, dfmt, Dscanner), but it
> doesn't cover this list.
>
> And I think how easier may be implement such IDE? From zero, or maybe
> possible to use parts of dmd/gdc?
> And what important for you for Good IDE?

The old Eclipse plugin for D1, Descent [1], is the gold standard when it 
comes to IDE's for D. Check the features list [2] to get some ideas and 
inspiration.

[1] http://www.dsource.org/projects/descent
[2] http://www.dsource.org/projects/descent#Features

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg