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What features would a *perfect* Python debugger have?

Please tell me which features you wish your current Python debugger had. I'm creating a new Python IDE/debugger and am looking forward to challenging requests! ...

Best Java IDE for Visual Studio fan?

As a C# programmer I want to increase the java knowledge and the only barrier is getting grip with the java IDEs like Eclipse. What can I do or use to get Visual-Studio-like experience from these IDEs. EDIT: I don't want visual studio drag and drop support specifically but I need the Resharper plugin functionalities and responsive inte...

Speed up html form development

I have to build an web app with a large amount of forms. Does anyone have a favourite tool to speed this development up? This isn't complicated but writing them by hand will take me ages... I've used wufoo in the past and like the interface, so short of any other suggestions I'll probably go with that ...

How can I stop IDLE from printing giant lists?

Sometimes I'll be working with, say, a list of thousands of items in IDLE, and accidently print it out to the shell. When this happens, it crashes or at least very significaly slows down IDLE. As you can imagine, this is extremely inconvenient. Is there a way to make it, rather than printing the entire thing, just give me a summarised [1...

Resharper Dependency.

As i code with Resharper, I sometimes wonder if i will always need it. When i turn this devilish tool off, i find as if someone "took away my powers". Should i be worried? ...

Convert AS project to Flex project in Flex Builder

Is there an easy way of converting a Actionscript 3 project to a Flex project in Flex Builder? When i right click on the project and hover "Flex Project Nature", all options are greyed out ...

What is the best IDE to use with the Symfony framework?

I'm looking for an IDE with use with the Symfony Framework. I have a bit of experience using the NetBeans 6.5 IDE but it does not always seem to complete the class methods, plus it doesn't seem to have any PHP code snippets built in. Here are the features I would ideally like to have, in order of importance, from an IDE: Code complet...

Good IDEs for windows scripting

There are any good IDE for windows scripting (VBS)? ...

What is the best IDE for C Development / Why use Emacs over an IDE?

Hey, so as per one of my previous questions, I'm brushing up on my C skills. My question is, what do people use for developing C? Lots of people use Emacs, and have done so for years, but is it better to learn emacs than just use an IDE such as Geany or KDevelop? Would also be interested to hear from those still using emacs, and why ...

Visual Studio 2008 - Status Bar Icon Glossary?

I have scoured the help files for Visual Studio and could not locate any information as to the meaning of some the icons in the status bar along the bottom of the main window of the IDE. Does anyone know of a reference? Specifically, there is an icon that shows a pair of binoculars over an animated page with boxes scrolling down it. ...

C++ vim IDE. Things you'd need from it.

Hi guys. I was going to create the C++ IDE Vim extendable plugin. It is not a problem to make one which will satisfy my own needs. This plugin was going to work with workspaces, projects and its dependencies. This is for unix like system with gcc as c++ compiler. So my question is what is the most important things you'd need from an ID...

What Java IDEs work well with existing GUIs and may help with conversions?

I have an application of some 85 "frames" which was originally written with JBuilder 5 - an early IDE. The app is pure Java and I think it's all mostly Swing and AWT. So, the core question is: What IDEs can help me both maintain my existing application, possibly convert it from standalone to JSP, and hopefully also help with new developm...

NetBeans Tips and Tricks

I just saw an Eclipse tips & tricks post and was wondering if anyone had any tips & tricks for my IDE of choice: NetBeans. Here's a few I know and find to be useful: Removing a package: After you remove a package in NetBeans, it sticks around as a grayed-out package in your Project view. To get rid of that, switch to Files view and d...

What is the best alternative IDE for Delphi (.NET)

I work in Delphi 2007 (both win32 and .Net) but the CodeGear IDE frequently annoys me, so if possible I'd like to find a replacemnt. We have a build script so I can compile from the command line and I very rarely do any GUI designing, so the only thing I need is a text editor (with syntax highlighting, Autocomplete/Intellisense ...). I...

How can I update Grails to 1.1 with IntelliJ IDEA 8.0.1?

I'm running IntelliJ IDEA 8.0.1 and would like to upgrade my Grails installation to Grails 1.1 which was released today (March 10, 2009). When the upgrade is complete and I try to "run-app" my application I get the error message "Grails Are Not Configured". It seems to be a known problem - but is there any work-around or fix? I'd ...

How to make Zend IDE 5.5.1 to not bother about backslashes?

I use Zend IDE and quite often use Analyze code to quickly find undeclared or unused variables. As all PHP developers I also use regular expressions. So main question is where to set a checkbox or tune config file to disable these warnings: Bad escape sequence: \s (line NN) Thanks for answers! ...

IDE Suggestion required.Envionment : ASP.NET-VB-JAVASCRIPT

I am working on a ASP.Net project creating a Outlook like calendar scheduler app. I need to implement javascript on the webpages, but VS 2005 that I am using now is not very helpful, like intellisense or debugging,etc.. in case of javascript. I am planning to use jQuery in the app too. Questions : Is there some feature of VS 2005 th...

Complete solution for writing Mac OS X application in C++

I am looking for alternatives for my current box and Mac OS X seems very appealing. My main area of interest is C++ programming. Currently I'm using Eclipse + CDT and g++ for creating my software; sometimes it is KDevelop. I know that primary IDE for Mac is Xcode and primary language is Objective-C. I would like to avoid learning Objec...

C/C++ Programming in Vista

Hey guys, I'm from a Java school, but I'd like to get my hands dirty in C/C++ development as well. Can you suggest: 1) a Lightweight beginner IDE [Eg: JCreator for Java] (Simple and small download) 2) a full-blown advanced IDE [Eg: Eclipse for Java] (Every feature and huge download) 3) should I use GCC or other compilers? Thanks a lo...

Shorten delay when hovering over auto-hide panel / toolbars in Visual Studio '08

I've disabled the animation for auto-hide panels or toolbars, but i would like to shorten the delay when hovering over them. Somebody any idea how i can do that. I did not find an option in the environment settings. Thanks! ...