17 Jan '05 - + 27 - 20 Finally started using Eclipse... but not for Java
For several years, I've been using
IntelliJ IDEA from JetBrains, so I've never seen a need to move to
Eclipse.
However, this weekend, I finally tried out Eclipse. It worked
very well for me, but I plan to continue using IntelliJ for my Java
development. You see, I used Eclipse for C development.
For a
course
I'm taking towards my Master's Degree in Computer Science, we're
required to do a lot of development. Although the professor has
given us a little leeway in choosing a language, he very strongly
suggests we program in C. I was tempted to do the assignments in
Java, my preferred development language, but I realized I should
probably give myself more experience in C. The big question would
be what editor to use.
In the past, I'd written C in TextPad or vi or an equivalent, but I
didn't want to work without code completion and integrated building for
the full semester (yes, I've gotten very spoiled by IntelliJ).
So, I decided to try out Eclipse with the
CDT plugin (C/C++ Development Tools). I have to say that it worked very well. I could have tried Microsoft's
Visual C++ Express for a free IDE, but I really prefer an open tool to a Microsoft tool.
So, I got a good start on the first assignment of the semester.
I'm sure there will be days I'll regret not coding in Java, but I think
Eclipse is going to make the experience of working in C much nicer than
I thought it would be. And I'll be sticking with IntelliJ.
three comments, already:
I tried both Eclipse CDT and Visual C++ Express.
Visual C++ Express is way better :(
RefuX (email) - 17 January '05 - 15:24
Does the CDT plugin allow you to do any refactorings of C/C++ code? Or does it just make Eclipse an editor that can compile C/C++ code? Visual Studio 7 has no refactorings and so if CDT does, then it might be a reason to switch.
Rob - 18 January '05 - 12:40
CDT does not seem to give any refactorings for C code. The documentation lists some refactorings, but I think they might be restricted to C++.
Lance Finney (link) - 18 January '05 - 12:58
