Questions tagged [ide]

IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) are computer programs that facilitate efficient software development by providing features beyond those of a simple text editor.

An IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is a computer program that facilitates by providing features beyond that of a simple text editor. Some typical IDE features are debugger/ support, tools/support, design tools and even performance analysis tools.

An IDE is intended to maximize a developer/programmer's productivity by providing a streamlined interface tuned to the task of software development. A modern full-featured IDE includes advanced features such as preemptive hints (when typing the first character of a variable name, for example), and tools to analyze the program at run-time (such as a debugger).

List of Some Free IDEs

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How to delete a module in Android Studio

Is there a way to delete a module within Android Studio? When I right click on a module I can't find an option for deletion, is it elsewhere?
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How to make phpstorm display line numbers by default?

How to make phpstorm display line numbers by default? Couldn't find that option. It's kind of annoying to turn them on manually for each page.
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How do I enable the column selection mode in Eclipse?

News wrote that Eclipse 3.5 finally supports column selection. Unfortunately I don't know HOW to enable it. I tried pressing the ALT-key like I am used to in Visual Studio and all other Microsoft products but that had no effect. How can I mark a…
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Things possible in IntelliJ that aren't possible in Eclipse?

I have heard from people who have switched either way and who swear by the one or the other. Being a huge Eclipse fan but having not had the time to try out IntelliJ, I am interested in hearing from IntelliJ users who are "ex-Eclipsians" some…
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What is the shortcut in IntelliJ IDEA to find method / functions?

I know that Ctrl + N is to find classes and it is very useful. But what about methods?
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Can Android Studio be used to run standard Java projects?

For those times when you want to isolate the Java and give it a quick test.. Can you run non-Android Java projects in Android studio as in Eclipse?
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Adding a guideline to the editor in Visual Studio

Introduction I've always been searching for a way to make Visual Studio draw a line after a certain amount of characters. Below is a guide to enable these so called guidelines for various versions of Visual Studio. Visual Studio 2013 or…
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Visual Studio jump to next error shortcut?

When a compile fails in VB.NET in Visual Studio 2008, an Error List pops up at the bottom of the screen. To jump to an error, I double click on an error in the error list. Is there a shortcut to automatically jump to the next error in the list? It…
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Android studio Error "Unsupported Modules Detected: Compilation is not supported for following modules"

I am using Android studio 1.0.1. I have a java module referred by other modules in my project. I have checked it out from SVN But now every Unsupported Modules Detected: Compilation is not supported for following modules: . Unfortunately you can't…
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How do I run Python code from Sublime Text 2?

I want to set up a complete Python IDE in Sublime Text 2. I want to know how to run the Python code from within the editor. Is it done using build system? How do I do it ?
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How do you split and unsplit a window/view in Eclipse IDE?

How do you split a window/view in Eclipse IDE? I want to edit code while viewing the different code in the same file. If there is a trick to open the same file twice, this might do, but I would rather just split the one current view instead of…
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What is Eclipse's Ctrl+O (Show Outline) shortcut equivalent in IntelliJ IDEA?

I like to use Eclipse's shortcut Ctrl + O which outlines the current source. Is there an equivalent shortcut in IntelliJ IDEA? It opens a dialog which allows for quick search of methods and fields in a class.
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Django development IDE

I have done a little Django development, but it has all been in a text editor. I was curious what more advanced development tools others are using in their Django development. I am used to using Visual Studio for development and really like the…
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Does Notepad++ show all hidden characters?

In Notepad++ I have set "replace tab with 2 spaces". When coding in Python I copy-pasted some code from the web and it appeared indented correctly. But running the code resulted in indentation errors, which I solved in the end by removing all…
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Autocompletion in Vim

In a nutshell, I'm searching for a working autocompletion feature for the Vim editor. I've argued before that Vim completely replaces an IDE under Linux and while that's certainly true, it lacks one important feature: autocompletion. I know about…
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