Trying new IDE: I cannot make Dexed work

[Eric P626]

On Wednesday, 12 June 2024 at 07:30:35 UTC, Ferhat Kurtulmuş 
wrote:
> On Wednesday, 12 June 2024 at 05:03:25 UTC, Eric P626 wrote:
>> On Monday, 10 June 2024 at 15:58:41 UTC, Ferhat Kurtulmuş 
>> wrote:
>>> On Monday, 10 June 2024 at 14:23:34 UTC, Eric P626 wrote:
>>>> I was currently using Code::Blocks since I used to code in 
>>>> C. But I realized that there is limited D language support 
>>>> in this IDE. There is no code completion and refactoring 
>>>> variable names does not work for example. I can still manage 
>>>> to compile and run the program with ldc.
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>
>>> I recommend you to use visual studio code with dlang 
>>> extensions. İt is cross-platform and has a good support.
>>
>> I tried VScode, I could not manage to create a project or 
>> compile and run a simple file. It also complained about 
>> missing serve-d, I realinstalled it at vscode's demand, not 
>> sure if it will actually solve the issue.
>
> I always start a new project by creating this folder structure. 
> Then open yourprojectroot with vscode. Maybe vscode extensions 
> have automation for it, but I never bother using it.
>
> /yourprojectroot/
> /yourprojectroot/dub.json //minimum content: {"name": 
> "myproject"}
> /yourprojectroot/source/app.d
>
> For the serve-d issue, you can open an issue or ask 
> WebFreak001. https://github.com/WebFreak001

I explored further, and from what I understand, there is no 
project management in VScode. I can browse and edit files, and 
that is almost all of it. If you are building a website, this is 
not an issue, because there is nothing to build, the browser will 
read the files. But it does not work for software that requires 
compilation. Maybe you need the real Visual Studio. In fact, I 
don't think there is any way to build any software from VScode 
without plug-ins. So you need to use an external builder to do so.

The only positive is that there is recognition of the code with 
code completion.

For now, I am not convinced that this is the best solution for me 
unless I desperately need code completion.