Mainstream D Programming

[Bruce Adams]

BLS Wrote:

> Janice Caron schrieb:
> > On 10/14/07, BLS <nanali at nospam-wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> >> Bruce Adams schrieb:
> >> That is simply said : stone age.
> > 
> 
> Well it was BLS who said ... instead of Bruce.
> 
> > Wow! I appreciate the new heights to which exaggeration has now
> > reached. It's cool to know that our cave-dwelling ancestors were
> > familiar with DOS!
> > 
> > However, Bruce's point will not be erased by any amount of hyperbole.
> > When I program in D, I use a text editor, not an IDE. To be sure, it's
> > a programmer's text editor, with syntax highlighting; one that knows
> > how to build D, and jump to the line causing any error, but still
> > ultimately just a text editor. And it is more than adequate for the
> > task.
> > 
> > Not everyone uses an IDE. Neolithic jibes notwithstanding, that's just a fact.
> 
> If guess a lot of you folks still prefer to write letters instead of 
> emails. just kidding :)
> However the architecture of current IDE's is allready ~15 years old. It 
> is time to give 'em a cozy home on your 386 farm, guess they like to see 
> the kids grow.
> Bjoern

Its not in dispute that a good IDE can improve your productivity. It is in dispute that its the best way. Clearly a lot of us are here because we believe improving the language is a better solution than simply using a better IDE for C++.

Bruce.