21.6. Integrated Development Environments
It could be argued that Borland with its Turbo Pascal (in the mid-1980s) was the father of the modern Integrated Development Environment (or IDE); certainly Borland popularized it. Wherever you consider its origin to be, it’s clear that the concept is going to be around for a long time to come.
An IDE typically centers on a powerful editor with intimate knowledge of the language syntax. Features such as syntax highlighting and auto-indent are standard. Usually a debugger is included, as is support for project management. Integrated testing and integrated source control are happily becoming more common.
It’s difficult to compare IDEs in a meaningful way. They are all alike, and yet they are all different. ...
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