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CodeLite
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Rapid development cycle
CodeLite is actively developed with activity almost daily on Github.
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Bland UI
The UI is fairly boring and has limited customization options. There is a dark theme available, however it only applies to the editor. The surrounding windows and borders remain light. You can see a collection of screenshots here.
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Cross platform
Works on Windows, OS-X and Linux.
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File Explorer-like workspace view
The workspace view, unlike other IDEs, is a reflection of the actual directory structure on the file system (with user filters applied).
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Easy to find installed compilers
The search for the installed compilers is quick, and it usually yields useful results on the very first atempt.
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Open source and free
CodeLite is licensed under GPL with source code available on GitHub.
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Modest memory footprint
CodeLite takes up about 50MB when loaded into memory with a workspace opened.
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A lot of useful plugins
CppCheck, DiffTool, Git, MemCheck (Valgrind support, Linux-only), SVN, and many other plugins extend the IDE functionality greatly!
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Windows, Linux, Mac
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GPL
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Code::Blocks
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It's hard to make the code readable
Due to the problems with indention, it's hard to make the code look nice.
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Free/Libre/Open Source
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Poor code completion
The code completion for Code::Blocks is rather poor compared to other IDEs
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Cross platform
Code::Blocks is available for both Windows and Linux, allowing you to use the same IDE across both OSes if you use different machines.
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Easy to use
Easy to pick up, for example much easier to include libraries.
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Debugger multi-threading support
The debugger supports multi-threaded processes for faster debugging.
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Lets you choose the compiler
Code:Blocks lets the developer choose which compiler to use, giving you a higher level of control for on your development workflow.
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Windows, Linux, MacOS(outdated version)
License:
GPL
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CLion
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Intelligent code completion
CLion has an intelligent autocompletion engine that tries to predict the symbol you are typing based on your previous history and the context in which it's being typed.
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Proprietary
Clion is proprietary software which costs $199/1st year for a business license or $89/1st year for an individual license.
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Cross platform
Clion works on Windows, Linux and OSX.
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Build Tool Integration is messy/over complicated
I have a Jetbrains annual subscription so I can use this tool for free and I've used the Java IDE for years so I really want to like CLion. But it's just over complex to add 3rd party libraries etc. Netbeans/Eclipse etc are much better integrated with the build tools
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Windows, Linux, Mac
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Proprietary
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NetBeans IDE
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Little support for UML
Unless you load extensions.
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Cross-platform
NetBeans is a free, GPL-licensed IDE. It can run on any computer with a Java virtual machine. If a computer has a Java virtual machine (JVM), Netbeans can run on it. Netbeans can, therefore, run on a variety of operating systems such as Windows, *nix, and Mac OS.
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Slow
The Netbeans IDE is known to take a large memory as compared to other lighter IDE's available on the market. The slowdown can decrease productivity and frustrate programmers.
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Fantastic Maven support
NetBeans has out-of-the-box support for Maven (NetBeans 6.7 and newer), which includes a repository browser.
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Good refactoring
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Easy to learn
Very easy to learn, unlike e.g. Eclipse (which is probably the most flexible).
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Good support for integrated Database e Servers (E.g. Tomcat)
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Multiple revision control system integration
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Customizable theme
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Take less memory
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Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD
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SlickEdit
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Extensive support for programming languages
SlickEdit supports over 50 programming languages on nine platforms.
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No command line option
This is a visual only editor
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Built-in beautifier
The beautifier formats code as you type to help improve readability and consistency.
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It's kinda slow
If you have a very large project or tag database, it can hang the UI.
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Compiler tools
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Scriptable
Write custom macro commands, functions, dialogs and tool windows.
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Over 13 emulations
Choose from fifteen keyboard emulations, containing the key bindings and behaviors necessary to emulate other editors (e.g., CUA, Vim, GNU Emacs, etc.)
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Extensive configuration options
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Easy access to Visual Studio workspace
SlickEdit opens Visual Studio workspace with no conversions needed.
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Symbol analysis support
There are powerful symbol analysis features in SlickEdit, including context tagging and references.
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Integrated debuggers for multiple languages
Integrated debuggers for GNU C++, Java, Python, Perl, Ruby, and PHP.
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Multi-Platform
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris SPARC, Solaris x86
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Portable mode
Possibility to set up a portable installation, to run on a USB drive for example.
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Easy access to XCode projects
SlickEdit opens XCode projects with no conversions needed.
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Third party tool integration
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Popular version control system
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Ultimate++
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Visual designer
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Strictly C++
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Simple to use
The whole framework is easy to use.
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This is an application development framework not simply a GUI toolkit / library API
It is designed for you to develop your whole application using it, not just your GUI. Most people probably are not really looking for that.
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Documentation and help tool
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Code analyzer
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Easy to learn
The whole framework is easy to learn thanks to multiple tutorials.
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Free
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Helpful community
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Windows, Linux, Mac
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Visual Studio Code
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Extendable through plug-ins
Visual Studio Code comes fairly complete out of the box, but there are many plug-ins available to extend its functionality.
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Embedded Git isn't powerful enough
You can do nothing but to track changes, stage them and commit. No history, visualization, rebasing or cherry-picking – these things are left to git console or external git client.
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TypeScript integration
There is very solid TypeScript integration in Visual Studio Code. Both are developed by Microsoft and VSC itself is written in TypeScript.
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The autocomplete and code check is not as powerful as the one on WebStorm
Sometimes it doesn't tell you if you made a typo in a method name or if a method is not used and several other important features.
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Integrated debugging
VSC includes debugging tools for Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
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File search is extremely slow
It's absolutely not possible to use this tool with big projects given how long it takes to search for files.
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Ready to use out of the box
You don't need to configure and add plugins before being productive. However, you can add plugins if needed but for the basics you're well covered.
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Project search limits results
Because file search is so slow your results are limited in order to simulate a faster search.
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Integrated terminal
There's no need to press alt+tab to go to a terminal: it is directly integrated into the editor. Shift+~ is a handy hotkey to toggle the integrated terminal.
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Very bad auto import
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Great performance
For a 'wrapped' web-based application, Visual Studio Code performs very well.
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Generalized
VS Code is a general code/scripting IDE built to be lightweight and for people familiar with their language of choice, not directly comparable to Visual Studio in power or scope.
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Libre/open source
Released under the MIT License.
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Memory hog
Allegedly, VS Code is "lightweight". Yet, running multiple instances of it at once, you may get many "out of memory" messages from Windows despite 16 GB RAM. (While of course also running other things. The point is the comparison with some other IDEs/editors where running them alongside the same number of other applications doesn't cause Windows to run out of memory)
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Fast and powerful
VS-Code has the speed of Sublime and the power of WebStorm. Perhaps this is the best software that Microsoft has ever created.
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Poor error fix suggestions
Error detection and suggestions/fixes are poor compared to IntelliJ platforms
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JavaScript IntelliSense support
JavaScript IntelliSense allows Visual Studio Code to provide you with useful hints and auto-completion features while you code.
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A "me too" offering from MS, far behind other well established editors that it attempts to clone
Other IDEs specific to a language often offer better tools for deep programming.
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Embedded Git control
Visual Studio Code has integrated Git control, guaranteeing speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows.
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Slow launch time
Slower than it's competitors, e.g. Sublime Text.
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Updated frequently
There's a new release of Visual Studio Code every month. If you are one of the insiders then releases are daily.
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Emmet plugin often fails on even simple p tags
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ESLint integration
ESLint integrates great. You can define your rules trough .eslintrc.* as usual and vs code will autofix your code on save. So your code is always in style.
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Have no good default js style analyzer
In WebStorm there is analyzer that checks for warnings and highlight this in yellow, here you cannot find or add it even with plugins. It is possible to have it as errors with linter but while you are actively changing file that's not very nice.
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Extensions (aka plugins) are written in JavaScript
Extensions are written in either Typescript or JavaScript.
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.sass linting is terrible
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Active development
It's really nice to see how the code editor evolves. Every month there is a new version with great communication of new features and changes.
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Is not an IDE, is a text editor
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Integrated task runners
Task runners display lists of available tasks and performing these tasks is as simple as a click of the mouse.
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It has gotten really good
All it takes is one stop for all the features many people need.
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Custom snippets support
Snippets are templates that will insert text for you and adapt it to their context, and in VSC they are highly customizable.
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Huge community behind it
The ease of getting assistance and finding tutorials is increasing as the community grows.
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JS typechecking
It leverages TypeScript compiler functionality to statically type check JS (type inference, JSDoc types) with "javascript.implicitProjectConfig.checkJs": true option.
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Python support
Excellent Python plugin, originally created by Don Jayamanne, now hired by Microsoft to extend and maintain the extension.
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Good support for new Emmet syntax
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High fidelity C# plugin
The Omnisharp plugin is very powerful providing full sln, csproj, and project.json support.
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Support RTL languages
It supports pretty web rtl languages like arabic languages when most of other editors don't support it.
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Inline definition picking and usages finding
These features allow you to have a glance at code without opening it as a whole in a separate tab. Moreover, editing is allowed.
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Windows, macOS, Linux
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MIT, Proprietary (official builds)
Multi Language Support:
Yes
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Eclipse CDT
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Nice Mouse Hover assist during debugging
View values of variables on mouse hover during debugging.
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Plugins can be unstable
Though there are plenty of plugins to choose from, they aren't always reliable. Some aren't maintained, bug fixes can be slow, and you may need to download plugins from multiple sources.
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Free and open source
Eclipse is an open source project and free to use.
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UI can be confusing
There's an overly abundant presence of menus, this forces you to constantly click around the different menu structures.
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Good font rendering
Because Eclipse is based on SWT, it uses the native font rendering and thus looks better than other IDEs on some Linux systems, where the Java font rendering is not optimal.
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Highly customizable
Thanks to the large variety of plugins and various configuration options, Eclipse is very customizable.
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Macro definition browser
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Platforms:
Linux, Windows, MacOS X
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EPL (Open Source)
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Yes
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Microsoft's Visual Studio
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Javascript Intellisense support
Javascript Intellisense allows Visual Studio to provide you with useful hints and auto-completion features while you code.
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Tons of feature bloat
If you're doing simple web frontend dev, then VS is far too arcane and feature bloated for most of your work.
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Clean UI
Visual Studio has a clean, intuitive user interface.
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Not cross-platform
Visual Studio is only available on Windows, which causes platform lock-in.
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Cloud storage
Your Visual Studio online account gives you a place to store your code, backlog, and other project data with no servers to deploy, configure, or manage.
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Slow
Visual Studio can be quite laggy.
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Product backlog
In agile development teams, one really needs features such as product backlogs where you can assign features to teammates and track their progress on them. VS provides a web-based interface for you to track your team's complete progress on the project.
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Takes up a lot of space
Visual Studio can use about 6 GBs which a lot of space to be taken from your computer.
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Very good XML/XSD support
Syntax highlighting, Intellisense, and jump to declaration all work in XML documents.
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Terribly slow development
Keep dreaming about features already provided by alternative products.
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Non-native window frame
The IDE main window lacks a standard window frame (titlebar/borders). A custom solution is used where the custom titlebar contains numerous application-specific controls. This results in inconsistent UX and can also be problematic when you're using shell replacements or other various window-management software (such as bbLean).
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Terrible UI
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