I like this message very much, ohh! what's pitiful! it's 2 years ago. but I really hope the writer or someone can send VS51.exe. thanks!
My email zeeman2003@hotmail.com
It’s just a coding ability, not others. Of course, using which development tools is almost depend on your personal habit. But we should agree with that the good tool makes life easier. The book《code complete》will give more viewpoints
raise your code ability about 20-30%
If so it should be easy to justify spending $299.
www.slickedit.com/index.php
The IDE as productivity enhancing - you must be kidding.
The statement would be true if the IDEs did not force you to use inferior components in addition to the components that attract you.
In my opinion if an IDE does not allow e.g. the editor to be replaced by CodeWright, it is useless.
in another way: I will not use the Keil IDE till it a) allow me to use MY editor b) allow me to run 47 slightly different builds from the same source c) do not regularily get out of synch with the (e.g. SILabs) chip interface
I have enhanced my productivity by throwing the IDE away and using .bat files with 3 tabs on the taskbar (editor, .bat for build and emulator).
Erik
Slickedit - Spot on :)
Yes, this is a good one, I always see people using in the linux, but aslo I know it can using in the Windows. for me, I often write PC programs with VS ide, so it's good to have same develpment environment with the MCU development. I think we have a little bit digress, I just want VS51.exe or something like that.
So it's not so much that VS per se enhances your productivity - it's that using a familiar tool enhances your productivity.
VS also is a tool, With much more plug-ins
In general, an IDE does have the potential to enhance productivity.
uVision isn't a really great IDE - but it still, I think, does have the potential to enhance productivity.
Of course, with any general purpose tool, you can always do better with something specifically optimised. I think your specific situation is not a general - possibly not even common - one?
I don't agreed, Why do people develop the Slickedit(IDE without simulator)? which called professional editor! if useless? Maybe MCU project often is a samll project, so it doesn't need too much in the modern editors(IDEs) have. however, if you want to coding with modern technolgy, you should involved refactor, but without refactor tool, I don't think you can do this process easily.
agreed
Of course, with any general purpose tool, you can always do better with something specifically optimised. agreed
I think your specific situation is not a general - possibly not even common - one?
People who use VS may have same situation with me, if not, maybe a burden
"Maybe MCU project often is a samll project..."
Quite the opposite for us.
Our projects are normally too large to be run (easily) in the simulator.
.bat was often use in DOS, though it still work well today, but you need change your mind look other
What is all this "refactoring" stuff, anyhow?
from where I sit, it just looks like a fancy search-and-replace to me?
If it works well, then what is the reason to change it?!
"from where I sit, it just looks like a fancy search-and-replace to me?"
I've often thought that myself!
Maybe not. http://www.wholetomato.com/
Refactoring is suppose to take variable scope into account where find/replace does not.