IDE selection

[d.koutsomito]

HI guys,

Is there any IDE that can be used for many languages (C, C++, Python, Java)? If yes, which one would you suggest?

Thank you.

 

[mhy]

Eclipse with CDT and PyDev might work.

 

[muttiah]

Many IDEs "can" be used by many languages. But realize that the point of an IDE is to improve programmer productivity. IDEs that are targeted to specific language/platform will generally work better.

C++ - Visual Studio on Windows has no equal. Best intellsense and debugger. On Linux many devs use their favorite text editor and command line tools.
Java - Eclipse is the standard and it's available on Windows/Linux/Mac. It has tons of plugins and integrates well with build tools, debuggers, source control, etc.
Python - A good text editor with command line is all you need for school or small projects.

What is your goals with each language? Choose the right tool for the problem.

 

[Lyn Huang]

I'd recommend eclipse for java as well, n msft visual studio for c++ and c#

 

[Ian Kaplan]

On Linux many devs use their favorite text editor and command line tools.

Its difficult to know what most people use on Linux, but speaking for myself, I use Eclipse to develop C++ code. I've used Visual Studio on Windows as well. I don't find Visual Studio particularly better or worse than Eclipse.