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Title: Favourite Linux IDE?
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Eike 30 Nov 2016
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I'm using (if I find time and motivation after programming on Windows at work) Eclipse CDT.
edo 30 Nov 2016
Netbeans is my favorite, definitely. I just have to add a GTK UI configuration to make it looks nice and it make it alot better
Trump 12 Dec 2016
For quick or small projects I tend to use Nano with tmux + other crap. Other times I use Atom.io
StackMasher 15 Dec 2016
xed, make, and gcc
amatai 15 Dec 2016
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I use vim too on a daily basis. I'm surprised so few people here use it.
Corben 19 Dec 2016
I used to work with Eclipse, but it felt heavy and getting slower with each update. At work we have a special version of micro emacs, which still is an IDE, as you can compile your C programs from it and jump into the code when having errors.
For minor changes on text files, I just use vim... but meanwhile my favorite editor is Sublime Text 3.
I've found a video tutorial online, called Perfect Workflow with Sublime Text, and that showed my how awesome Sublime Text is.
Meanwhile Atom.io might be also quite similar, or even Microsoft's Visual Code... but I still stick with Sublime Text, as I payed the license fee (imho it's totally worth it) and got so used to it, that I don't want to have any other editor again.
It lacks some features big IDEs have, but I can get along with that.
marcus 4 Jan 2017
Vim for anything bash/c++/python
QtCreator for larger C++ code
Grimfist 23 Jan 2017
I've been using Eclipse what seems like forever for every type of project I work on, mostly because I use it at work. But I recently tested IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition and I really love it. Now I own the Complete Pack Subscription from Jetbrains and use IntelliJ IDEA, CLion (cmake based C++ IDE), WebStorm (best JavaScript I ever used) and PHPStorm. The integration of all related toolchains and other external tools is just amazing. I am now trying their issue tracking system Youtrack, cause integrated issue tracking right in the IDE is also very cool.
Given, I have to pay 25 bucks a month, but these tools are totally worth it.
mborse 10 Feb 2017
QtCreator for C++, VIM for everything else.
lucinos 10 Feb 2017
I use Geany and it is really good.

One question. Is there a way to highlight the code for python3 syntax instead of python2?
djzk 17 Feb 2017
Atom for anything
Liam Dawe 17 Feb 2017
Had to switch from Atom, messed up my files with old versions in some cache too many times. Too annoying, switched to Kate.
Samsai 17 Feb 2017
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Geany is my pick if I had to pick just one IDE for everything. However, if I am forced to use Java I will pick Eclipse.
beniwtv 17 Feb 2017
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I'm using Visual Studio Code both at home and at work. *ducks*.
But seriously, it's MIT licensed and actually pretty good.
jens 17 Feb 2017
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Visual Studio Code here too, in my case for web development, MS is doing actually pretty good things lately!
JetBrains Rider is my choice for C#.
uriil 21 Feb 2017
I use Visual Studio Code
nattydread 7 Mar 2017
I use code::blocks, QtCreator and eclipse (but always an older version as they are more stable). Code::blocks is not really suitable for really large projects as the indexing grinds to a halt.
mas886 16 Mar 2017
NetBeans for me, my favourite by the code I use to write (PHP and Java), but when using C I loved QT creator.
wojtek88 10 Aug 2017
IntelliJ IDEA. There has never been better IDE for Java and I doubt there will be soon.
peta77 12 Aug 2017
mainly working with emacs (plus some extension scripts)... it's still the fastest and most versatile way to write and edit code for me; especially if you also work on the documentation, configuration, scripts, ... other IDEs are too focused on a single language and totally ignore that there's a lot more than some source-code files to create and maintain a program..

sometimes using Qt-creator (mainly when doing stuff for android)....

for simple single file "projects" vim or mousepad.
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