C/C++ IDE

Alvin Thompson alvin-ubuntu at thompsonlogic.com
Thu Aug 25 15:38:45 UTC 2005


Hakim Singhji wrote:
> On 8/24/05, Magnus Therning <magnus at therning.org> wrote:
> 
>>Don't forget Vim :-)
> 
> 
> VI and Vim are not really IDE's they are text editors and GREAT text
> editors at that! An IDE is a set of programs run from a single user
> interface. For example, an IDE often includes a text editor, compiler
> and debugger, which are all activated and function from a common menu.
> 

clearly, you have not come near exploring the full capabilities of 
software such as vim (and emacs) if you make such a statement. while i 
greatly prefer a gui-based ide, vim can be by virtually any definition a 
full-fledged ide.

-alvin





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