Re: informat IDE survey
On 20/03/11 20:04, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
In message <z5nhp.37980$d46.4501@newsfe07.iad>, Arved Sandstrom wrote:
If you are doing standard editing+building of Java source, say, it's
basically impossible for Emacs on any platform to be faster, in practical
terms, than Eclipse or Netbeans or IntelliJ. What could possibly be
faster?
Pressing CTRL/S to start a search, typing the search string, then repeating
CTRL/S to step forward through all instances or CTRL/R to step backward.
and that's where Emacs falls flat on its face. CtrlsS is XOFF on a
serial link. I know it can be re-mapped, but then you usually end up
with different keymaps on different systems, and since Emacs is entirely
keymap based it becomes very, very confusing.
Press Enter to leave the point at the desired location, or CTRl/G to abandon
the search.
and using search in an IDE is just as simple and quick. With many added
benefits.
Pressing CTRL-X ( to start defining a macro, CTRL-X ) to finish it, then
CTRL-X e to execute it, e to execute again, repeat, repeat.
You need to spend time learning how to use an IDE.
Having multiple clipboards with CTRL/X r s 1, CTRL/X r s 2 etc.
is a messy hack.
Being able to execute a shell command and insert its output directly into a
text buffer.
is of very little advantage in windowed systems. On the very rare
occasions I need to do that I just type the command into a shell, select
the required portion of the output, and click the middle mouse button in
the IDE to paste the contents.
Basically, being able to type as fast as you can think.
is in general a bad idea. It just encourages you to type without
thinking through the consequences of what you are typing.
--
Nigel Wade