[Chicago] Regarding Text Editors

[Quentin Holness]

I've come to enjoy Spyder for development purposes though I'm first and
foremost a Sublime guy.

Spyder has the perks of iPython without the Web server.

On Oct 31, 2016 7:21 PM, "Bob Haugen" <bob.haugen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Anybody else use Kate?
>
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Nick Timkovich <prometheus235 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Text editor X vs IDE Y vs using butterfly species Z to flip SSD bits with
> > cosmic rays, this is all holy war stuff. The big thing is always just to
> > "shut up and code". Roy Underhill and Norm Abrham both can make some
> pretty
> > sweet stuff.
> >
> > That said, I would argue you should sample something new every so often
> > (i.e. use it as much as possible for a week) and see if it has any
> features
> > that could win you over. Especially if many of your co-workers also use
> it,
> > a) maybe they do so for a reason, b) when you're learning that thing you
> can
> > easily ask them 'what's the easy way to do X'. There is the distinct
> > possibility that c) you like your original editor plenty well and don't
> see
> > a reason to change, but at least you've armed yourself for the next holy
> > battle.
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 4:43 PM, Japhy Bartlett <japhy at pearachute.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> To add a datapoint, I use very vanilla vim, or sublime with vim
> >> keybindings.  If you are going to dabble in system administration, it's
> >> incredibly convenient to be comfortable with a terminal based editor!
> It's
> >> nice for debugging to have a stripped down environment.
> >>
> >> I think for learning, IDEs -- or anything that automagically does stuff
> >> for you -- can be problematic because when something breaks, it's hard
> for
> >> newbies to know what's going on, or how to fix it.  There's an extra
> layer
> >> of magic that the bug could be in.
> >>
> >> And from the teachers perspective, does the student really understand,
> eg
> >> modules and imports?  Or did an IDE hold their hand through it?  Can
> they
> >> write code *without* an IDE?  Maybe it's moot, but it seems like
> learning
> >> the basics is important.
> >>
> >>
> >> When you transition to a professional environment though, you're judged
> by
> >> your output, and your choice of editor should be personal preference.
> Once
> >> you understand a little about the basics, for sure use the IDE or
> whatever
> >> helps you move quickly.  It is extremely rude to impose an editor on
> your
> >> peers!  Try things out and use what sticks.
> >>
> >> - Japhy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Daniel Fehrenbach
> >> <dnfehrenbach at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Here at work folks on my team picks individual preferred tools - Emacs,
> >>> Sublime, PyCharm, Atom, Vim etc. I use sublime but I've found it
> doesn't
> >>> hurt to be able to use all of them to perform the basics of editing
> code -
> >>> you'll eventually be confronted with a server and only have vim - so
> if you
> >>> can at least open/edit/save/exit that is really helpful, or if you're
> pair
> >>> programming with someone it kind of wastes time to struggle with an
> editor
> >>> you've never used instead of getting work done.
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 3:32 PM, HADDLETON, Robert W (Bob)
> >>> <bob.haddleton at nokia.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> PyCharm.  If your professors abhor IDEs they aren't preparing their
> >>>> students for
> >>>> real world jobs.  Familiarity with git and an IDE are pretty much
> >>>> expected.
> >>>>
> >>>> I use vi/vim/emacs as much as anyone (maybe more) but an integrated
> IDE
> >>>> used properly
> >>>> is essential for medium and large projects with multiple/many
> developers
> >>>> or which uses a
> >>>> large number of external modules.
> >>>>
> >>>> Bob
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 10/31/2016 3:00 PM, Aswin kumar wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Do people in industry use Vim editor or Emacs for software
> development
> >>>>> in their office or do they use an IDE?  In college my Professors
> abhor
> >>>>> IDE and suggest us to use VIM or Emacs for development. So I am
> >>>>> curious to know if its is the same case in industry.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>> Aswin.
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