C# Editor of Choice

[mdavis93]

What's your editor of choice? I currently use SharpDevelop, but am looking to see what the most common one is for a change.

I run the server and client on the same computer (not live, still messing around with it) and all runs fine. However, once I start SD and start editing.. my computer slows to a creap when I switch between programs. I normally only edit one script at a time, but sometimes it becomes nessisary to have 3 or 4 open at once.. and it's a pain.

I've started using notepad to do my editing.. I can have 10 open at once with no drop in performance. Only downside of that is "CodeComplete" and the "Auto-Indent" that editors offer.

So.. what's your editor of choice?

[Darkness_PR]

Originally Posted by mdavis93

What's your editor of choice? I currently use SharpDevelop, but am looking to see what the most common one is for a change.

I run the server and client on the same computer (not live, still messing around with it) and all runs fine. However, once I start SD and start editing.. my computer slows to a creap when I switch between programs. I normally only edit one script at a time, but sometimes it becomes nessisary to have 3 or 4 open at once.. and it's a pain.

I've started using notepad to do my editing.. I can have 10 open at once with no drop in performance. Only downside of that is "CodeComplete" and the "Auto-Indent" that editors offer.

So.. what's your editor of choice?

Hey you know you can have like 10 script under one window open in SharpDevelop just hit Ctrl O and browse the next file and you will have ALL you script under one SharpDevelop window....

[Shadow1980]

One of the other developers on our shard made me download SharpDevelop, but to be very honoust i usually just code in notepad. I have allways done that, from html to php to C#, I aint sure why. I like it's simplicity and lack of CPU/RAM use.
I guess if I would use SharpDevelop more often I would start to depend on it, but haven't done so yet.

[TheOutkastDev]

I use VS.Net. I've used SharpDevelop, C# Builder and VS.Net is by far the best one.

C# Builder is free so it is a viable replacement for SharpDevelop. It doesn't eat resources nearly as bad and is much more stable.

[FLuXx()]

I use VS .NET 2003 myself

[Talrol]

I use VS.net 2k3 for any serious developing, but for a simple script change I use GVim (Basically it's a programmers notepad based on the Vi editor for Unix, includes auto indent and you can write macros for auto code completiong.) but if all you do is edit others scripts then any editor should work for you. I've tried SharpDev but frankly it lacks alot in performance, if you need a serious editor look into purchasing VS.net, or you may be able to get into the VS.net 2k5 Beta testing (not sure if Microsoft is accepting any new testers.)

[mdavis93]

weee.. Got it!

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Now just a matter of waiting for it to arrive!

[Nochte]

...how'd you manage that?!

[mdavis93]

I'm currently enrolled in one of the NY State Universities for Computer Science.. So I'm a student.. And I registered for Beta Testing, and it was all free (finally something free.. school sure isn't!)

[mdavis93]

Just got the confirmation E-Mail from Microsoft:

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Weee... VS 2005.. free? Okay!

[Tannis]

I usually just use Notepad. When I started trying to learn (and I'm still trying to learn) I didn't know about all the other programs for it. I guess if I took the time to try out one of the other ones, I might use it. To be honest, I'm too lazy to try another one

[mdavis93]

As a good friend of mine puts on all his websites:

"This website was written in NOTEPAD the way it is ment to be done."

and in his programs:

"This software was developed 100% through NOTEPAD, the way it's ment to be done."

So, I guess there's no harm in using Notepad.. but I like the color-coded commands and Code-Assist.

[Lysdexic]

I use Crimson Editor (notepad with extras, and it's free). It does the line counts and does code highlighting for C#.

[Darkness_PR]

Originally Posted by TheOutkastDev

I use VS.Net. I've used SharpDevelop, C# Builder and VS.Net is by far the best one.

C# Builder is free so it is a viable replacement for SharpDevelop. It doesn't eat resources nearly as bad and is much more stable.

SharpDevelop is free and where i can get that C# Builder i guess ill google it but if anyone can drop a valid offical link that would be good as well

[Talrol]

I don't mean this to flame anyone's personal choice in editors, but seriously, if you have an editor that allows for options like auto indent, auto code completion, context sensitive help, and a multitude of other options, why would you not use it? Using these TOOLS saves time in programming, they are not cheats and do not take anything away from your learning the language. I can write a program in about 1/2 the time using VS.Net than I could writing the same program in Notepad and have the exact same code when they are both finished. I'm not saying VS.Net is the only decent editor out there, there are several others that will do a similar job. Basically what I'm saying is this...if you need to dig a hole, use a shovel, if you need to dig a mile long ditch, use a backhoe Tools are there for us to use to make our jobs easier.

[tejster24]

I use Visual Studio .Net 2003 Academic (Pro with student tools that I haven't installed ), and it's by far the best I've found, and the best replacement is C# Builder from www.borland.com - the Personal Edition is free.

[Alari]

JEdit works wonders. It has color syntax hilighting and understands multiple programming languages, can indent sections of code or the whole file, has soft and hard word wrapping, undo and redo, can open multiple files, and it's totally free. =) (GNU)

The downsides? It's java-based, so it's a little slow loading up. And something that's considered a feature but I don't like is that it will auto-open files that were open when you last closed the program. You have to close the file first before closing the program.

[sirens song]

Stick with what you like. I use VS for projects and such, but each individual file in the project I write in NotePad (yes notepad) Why? I trust my syntax and I like to organize code in a not-so-ordinary manner that most IDE's do not agree with. If you think the code-highlighting and other features will help you write programs and math better you are in for a dire suprise. I would make a safe bet and say that 80% of people who use a color-syntaxing IDE do not even know what each color represents and what all the symbols mean for typos.

Personal Preferance == Productivity

{edit} if you still are trying editors etc. SciTE is a great minimal computer strain editor with a great bracket orginizational function. I use it for AS2.0 on occasion when dealing with severly large hashtables. I like to store each array in its own "folder" as to sort easier. Then convert to an arraylist or standard hash when im happy with it. SciTE has several versions of its editor. AS2.0 is same general syntax as C#. C++. java, and VB (for the most part). So either works with any language for the most part though..

((Unless)Your)//(((A))LISP)Expert) ;
in which case you can forget any hope of organizing your code.

[blackgriffin]

I use notepad ++. You can use it for like 15 different languages for colorcoding en stuff...it's free, and it works very similiarly to notepad. I also use notepad for my web developing.

[mdavis93]

I've also heard that "Antechinus(r) C# Editor" is decent: http://www.c-point.com/c_sharp_editor.php

Anyone ever heard of it? *shrugs* I'll just use SharpDevelop until my Free VS .NET 2005 Beta arives.

[Tannis]

I'm sure it does take me longer to use Notepad rather than some other program. I'm still a reallllly big newb when it comes to scripting, and I'm more comfortable adding my own closing brackets and such, rather than having a program do it for me. That would make me lazier, and to me it would be counter productive. When I'm 80% sure that I know what I'm doing, I'll take the time to learn another editor that will make things easier.

[FLuXx()]

I'm waiting for my copy of Visual Studio 2005 Beta too.

[Murzin]

every programmer i know uses notepad.

the ones that work for companies where they insist on using developing software, they write it up in notepad, and then paste it in the dev software and fix major problems in notepad but do small/minor changes in the dev software.

for the most part they say that notepad is much faster to use and it already has line/find options in it so its really easy.

myself im just used to it. i tried sharpdevelop and i couldnt figure out how to get it to load the runuo as the project. of course i only spent like 5 minutes doing it before i closed it out and went back to notepad.

i think using notepad will make you learn faster as it wont correct for any mistakes you make

[XxSP1DERxX]

Editplus withOUT the default C# syntax.
And notepad when I am feeling a bit spicy

[Ravatar]

VS 2005 has a MUCH better syntax highlighting by default than VS 2003, even with Visual Assist X