Comments on: What do Sophisticated Languages Have To Offer? http://www.programimi.com/2007/09/15/what-do-sophisticated-languages-have-to-offer/ Programming And Web Resources Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Paddy3118 http://www.programimi.com/2007/09/15/what-do-sophisticated-languages-have-to-offer/#comment-935 Paddy3118 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:39:34 +0000 http://www.programimi.com/2007/09/15/what-do-sophisticated-languages-have-to-offer/#comment-935 How would you class these: kate, vim, emacs? Editors or IDE's Some people would prefer to use say vim, and have aess to plug-ins that provide them with extra functionality for larger programs. What I would take issue with is when an API is so verbose and un-intuitive it relies on its integration into an IDE to make it more palatable. Sometimes within that large enterprisey application is a small correct one being stifled to death. - Paddy How would you class these: kate, vim, emacs?
Editors or IDE’s
Some people would prefer to use say vim, and have aess to plug-ins that provide them with extra functionality for larger programs.

What I would take issue with is when an API is so verbose and un-intuitive it relies on its integration into an IDE to make it more palatable.
Sometimes within that large enterprisey application is a small correct one being stifled to death.

- Paddy

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