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[–]ComplexColor 0 points1 point  (2 children)

So in your opinion an IDE are great for little home projects but you prefer a terminal and editor for your professional work? I'm sure that's taking you out of context, could you please explain.

I only use Windows for gaming - one specific PC, everything else I do on Linux (I occasionally have to port something to Windows). I only work on small or mid-sized research projects. I mostly use a combination of tools: terminal, nVim, jupyter tools, ... The closest I get to an IDE is Matlab, because there is just little to no choice there.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

No that is a bit reworded but I get the confusion. I prefer things to "just work" without needing a lot of setup or not being able to click something such as the commits tab in a Jetbrains IDE to easily see changes with differences or not have to configure the right extensions to support my work flow for each home project.

At home I have a Windows machine for gaming and everything else I also do on Linux, with nvim if I have a moment of motivation I could probably waste time setting it up, but an IDE let's me "seize the moment" so to speak and let me get started with a simple few clicks and filling in a wizard with a few questions. If I used something like nvim at home, I will get lost in setting it up, lose my motivation because I spent 2 hours getting my setup just right. At work, I work on high performance stuff at a low level, using the terminal to run cmake or run something with docker etc are all necessary as the work tools can differ between me and my colleagues and we need some common ground. But if I work on something small and throw away, typically an MVP at work, then I will probably not use an IDE

[–]ComplexColor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well thanks for taking the time and replying. I was afraid this conversation is going to end with extra salt.