RE: vb code?

  • From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:48:50 -0400


Well I like it so much I cross compiled my game server into XP and now Vista
so that I could code using visual studio but my production game server runs
in linux.

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler
Littlefield
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 7:22 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: vb code?

I love intelisence, wish there were something like that for linux that I 
could use.


Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield
Web: tysdomain.com
email: tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:20 PM
Subject: RE: vb code?


>
>
> Actually one thing about the IDE that if you're going to work in multiple
> languages just cannot be done in anything else is the intelesense.  Once 
> you
> get used to it there is no going back.  It gives you a leg up on speed 
> when
> I first learned c and c++ I had to memorize every little method in every
> class and every function in every library.  That or have files and files 
> of
> reference texts that I could search through using grep.  When I took up VB
> and C# in Visual Studio I didn't have to know anything about the language
> and I very quickly could write software because the intelesence pretty 
> much
> popped up everything I needed as long as I knew something about 
> programming
> and could type my variable name and put a dot after it.  Not to mention 
> the
> fact that if your coding in an interface it creates all the method stubs 
> for
> you which really goes a long way in not letting you make a lot of beginner
> typeos.
>
> So while I started out and still do code with out the IDE it sure is nice 
> to
> relax and let the IDE do a lot of the work when I can.
>
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jared Wright
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 7:48 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: vb code?
>
> Rick is certainly entitled to his thoughts on the issue, but for the
> sake of hearing the other side I'll say that I get along just fine
> without the IDE. Now I'm sure the situations scale a little higher than
> the ones I'm in at the moment, but certainly I've done work on fairly
> complex, team-based software development projects using the .net
> framework. It's all about finding the environment that is comfortable to
> your personal nuances and habits, I think. The IDE may be an option for
> some, but I must disagree with its being a necessity.
>
> Jared
>
> On 3/26/2009 1:57 PM, Ricks Place wrote:
>> Hi Alex:
>> Did you set up your IDE for working with a Screen Reader and make use
>> of the JAWS Scripts?
>> If you are going to do any real programming you will need to work in
>> an IDE. There is just too much complexity and too many lines of code
>> to work in a Text Editor  for anything but a small demo project.
>> How are you going to handle any Interop or SDK technicals? What about
>> DataBase, DataSets and Forms or Pages if you want to work on the net?
>> Are you going to wire up all the web.config or app.config settings by
>> hand?
>> If you want to play around a little your plan is fine. If you are
>> going to work on any real projects or do any work at an educational
>> institution you need to learn how to make the IDE work to your
>> satisfaction. That can be done.
>> Rick USA
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