Whenever I come across some variation of “real developers use notepad!” (or some barely more efficient terminal equivalent), I can’t help but sigh. When creating code, typing speed or syntax memorization should not show up as limiting factors in how much work you can get done. And refactoring is not something I’d ever again want to do by hand: it’s something my IDE can do for me, with zero chance of mistyping.
It’s a bit odd that your new colleagues see an IDE as having a steep learning curve, since doing anything efficiently with a terminal requires lots of plugins and shortcuts, which require memorization. I’m an Intellij (Java) user myself, and I can’t imagine not having it (if fact, I can, but I’d rather not).
And good luck with your new job. I hope it’s supplies you with lots of learning as well as enjoyment :).
Rodney Ringler has 25 years' experience developing multitasking and parallel applications, with the last 10 focused on C# and .NET. He graduated cum laude from Clemson University with a BS in Comp Eng
They are a young group with no experience outside this company so they do not have any other perspective.
They only know web development. When I mentioned in my last job that I developed business applications for supply chain logistics and warehouse management solutions, they had no idea what I was talking about.
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Whenever I come across some variation of “real developers use notepad!” (or some barely more efficient terminal equivalent), I can’t help but sigh. When creating code, typing speed or syntax memorization should not show up as limiting factors in how much work you can get done. And refactoring is not something I’d ever again want to do by hand: it’s something my IDE can do for me, with zero chance of mistyping.
It’s a bit odd that your new colleagues see an IDE as having a steep learning curve, since doing anything efficiently with a terminal requires lots of plugins and shortcuts, which require memorization. I’m an Intellij (Java) user myself, and I can’t imagine not having it (if fact, I can, but I’d rather not).
And good luck with your new job. I hope it’s supplies you with lots of learning as well as enjoyment :).
Oblig: xkcd.com/378/
They are a young group with no experience outside this company so they do not have any other perspective.
They only know web development. When I mentioned in my last job that I developed business applications for supply chain logistics and warehouse management solutions, they had no idea what I was talking about.