On 22 January 2012 02:42, Sean Kelly
<sean@invisibleduck.org> wrote:
Seriously? I usually turn that feature off if I use an IDE that has it. Large projects aren't an issue. I've worked on some counted in millions of lines of code.
Why even argue this? What's the point in intentionally making D unappealing to anyone who works in a non-linux professional environment? Do you aim to alienate those users from the community; keep the community nice and small...
I honestly don't understand how so many people around here can blindly consider windows users, and 'IDE users' in general, a niche or minority user base, and also, what the value of presenting this argument might actually be?
I wasn't making any sort of argument, I was merely surprised at this statement. Even most of the Java devs I know aren't this reliant on an IDE.
Most of the Java devs I know use Eclipse, and quite like the auto-compile stuff, code completion, and the reasonable quality integrated debugger.
That said, most of the Java devs I know work for Google, who seem to promote use of Eclipse internally.
Regardless, I'm fairly surprised that you're surprised that there are many devs that wouldn't bother with a toolchain if it doesn't integrate with their company's workflow. For most businesses, integration with their company workflow is basic pre-requisite to consideration for adoption.