I only used the 3.1 GUI IDE once, found itĪmazingly slow and lacking in features, and moved back to the text IDE. Any way, when I moved up to the 3.1 IDE, I was still able to use In a few weeks, I wasn't using the mouse at all. Then I printed out the key list, and slowly When I first started using the Borland 3.0 IDE, I used the mouse a lot,īecause I didn't know the keys. > Menu are fine but give me my functionality at a key press.

> the IDE is nice looking, for me it's slower development. > All I have to do is be on the C function and hit the hotkey. If I want to use Borland's Online help I just load thelp. > vi clone along with Borland and just use the command line compiler. Many people, myself included, grew up on UNIX so colorful | Gainesville, FL 32607 | Internet: | Free Tibet! | | Brian Hook | Specializing in real-time 3D graphics | Windows to run, was easy on the eyes, was MEANT for DOS programming (i.e.Īlt-F5 swapped to a full screen DOS screen so you could see your output), The DOS IDE was pleasant to use, didn't require that we install 11+MB of > much either, but what is it about the DOS one? I can't say that I like the Windows IDE very > everybody loves so much? I've got BC++ 3.1 and I can't really say

> Maybe I'm dense, but what exactly is it about the DOS IDE that Some of use prefer using a text mode editor because it's easier on the > It's just a part of Chicago, so why not make use of Windows asīecause some of us hate the idea of using Windows simply to write code. Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Santa Clara, CA

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