i know this has probably been talked about before but i cant find any topics about this so if you know one just link

anyways the reason for this post am trying to use linux as much as i can because we use it a lot at work and thats really the only way am going to get myself to learn it and so far its fine and i only use windows to do programming with visual studio's because am still learning and it helps me so am looking for a nice ide for linux, so far eclipse is the best one i have found but do you guys have any others that you like

There is a thread somewhere, but I can't find it either.

Some nice IDEs:
Emacs
KDevelop
Anjuta
Geany
Netbeans
Sun Studio

Here is a list of some more IDEs (not limited to C/C++).

Linux isn't a language, so it doesn't really have an IDE. Ok, maybe VI or emacs...

What language you thinking of? I use Netbeans for Java and C++.

LOL yeah i know linux is not a language come on am not that big of a noob... i put this in the c++ forum so i would be talking about c++


i played with vi for about 30 min before and i will NEVER touch it again

This post has been edited by realNoName: 12 Apr, 2008 - 11:42 AM

LOL. I think Tom covered the IDEs.

VI is not, ahem, the most user friendly beast in the world. However, if you play in Linux for any length of time, it's worth knowing. You'll find it nearly everywhere and if you SSH into other boxes it will be completely consistent in the way it behaves.

@realnoname, I wouldn't consider VI(M) an IDE, it's pretty much just an editor. It's also not something you can just pick up and know how to use. Don't get discouraged, read the manual. Hell, there's a couple of books out there on using VI(M).

Emacs on the other hand has a lot of things that VI(M) doesn't. Depending on how you have it configured, I think you could safely call it an IDE. Again though, it's not something you can just pick up. Get a book, or read the manual if you want to use it.

All the others I listed are probably a lot closer to things you've used before. Same advice goes for them though: if you run into a problem, open up the manual. You'll probably be able to find a snazzy web version, and nearly every browser today has a search function built-in. If that doesn't work, type your question into Google. There's nothing that bugs me more than someone who can't figure out how to type "how do I do X" into a Google search box and press enter.

This post has been edited by Tom9729: 12 Apr, 2008 - 12:44 PM

yea i know i just talked about how much i hate vi because baavgai brought it up... i dont know if i can make my self use vi after finding nano



thanks for the list

The reason that one should learn vi, is because it's guaranteed to be on every *nix system, & you can use it in emergencies, like when your startup fails.

nano is nice for basic things. It's name pretty much describes it's features though.

I use Code::Blocks for C++ both Windows & Linux compatible.

I have been using Eclipse... the C++ ide is not 100% yet... But since my normal platform is Windows I don't really mind all that much. Basically I end up writing all of my own make files.