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Are IDEs mostly bloatware? (programming.dev)
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Hi experienced devs , I am a beginner programmer. I mostly use code completion and go-to source , and rename function and objects, code-pretty. Other features not so much. What features do you use often And what features are not that useful in an IDE and can be considered bloat? P.S.- Which is that one feature that you can't live without?( sorry for sounding like tiktok wannabe)

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The tight Integration of the debugger is a huge benefit over what a text editor would provide.

Sure you possibly can add all the stuff to some text editors too, if you spend enough time / energy.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    The thing about an IDE is how tightly integrated all of the tools are.

    If you list the features individually, surely there’s a way to add most of them to your text editor of choice - but the downside is that they’re now all fairly independent features, may not work as thoroughly or covertly, and you might end up with a slower editor altogether.

    Not to say IDEs are the peak of performance - but they tend to provide more robust tooling than is (easily) available in e.g. VSCode/emacs/neovim/whatever.

    It’s like using a specialized power tool - it’s not the right tool for every job, it’s probably a bulkier package, but if you know how to use it an IDE can make your life a lot easier for the right workload.

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