Among other things, my primary OS is Windows because of the development tools. People who have not used Visual Studio (or people who have only touched the surface) have no idea how excellent Microsoft's development tools are.
TAKE NOTE: Before my current job, I was only using Linux, writing Lisp and C code in emacs... so don't write me off as some Windows goober who needs fancy widgets to get by.
Anyway, back to my point.. Visual Studio is some smart software. The layout is intuitive, the toolboxes are the kind of toolboxes you want to keep around and not hide. The dynamic help is wonderful. The tool tips that show various function argument completions are a huge timesaver. The debugger is powerful and easy, built in beautifully with the editor.
VS is just a wonderfully put together development suite that has won me over. There are no open or free tools that even come close.. and believe me, I have used them. Even the commercial development suites for linux/unix don't come close.
Anywho, that is my two cents.
I still run Linux at home.. I need the command line;) But when it comes to my professional activities -- I will be sticking to Windows for some time to come.
Whoa bud i had to read every post to get to this gem. You hit the nail on the head. I am a developer and if i could get a package like VS for Linux I'd leave the Win world in a heartbeat.
Please somebody help us poor developers. And yes lest i hear crap i have and use Krylix for Linux.
I have found it not any where near VS with regards to useability. Just my 2 bits 0-1
I wholeheartedly agree. Function argument completion alone is why I stick to Windows for all my development work. Give me a GNOME or KDE IDE that also:
features an integrated debugger
has help files, for the function whose name my cursor's currently over, that load with the touch of one key
contains a project manager on the left that crafts my makefiles for me, and allows for drag and drop rearranging of my project's files
shows me all my classes in my project, in a derivation tree, and what it inhereits and from whom
works
..and hey, I'll come back. Until then, though, a Visual Studio bitch I'll remain.
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TAKE NOTE: Before my current job, I was only using Linux, writing Lisp and C code in emacs... so don't write me off as some Windows goober who needs fancy widgets to get by.
Anyway, back to my point.. Visual Studio is some smart software. The layout is intuitive, the toolboxes are the kind of toolboxes you want to keep around and not hide. The dynamic help is wonderful. The tool tips that show various function argument completions are a huge timesaver. The debugger is powerful and easy, built in beautifully with the editor.
VS is just a wonderfully put together development suite that has won me over. There are no open or free tools that even come close.. and believe me, I have used them. Even the commercial development suites for linux/unix don't come close.
Anywho, that is my two cents.
I still run Linux at home.. I need the command line
-gerbik
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