[Icc-avr] ImageCraft Blog

[Jaspers, Ton]

	From: Stefan Newbold

	I read your blog Richard. There is another choice for building a
new IDE: Netbeans. 
	
Is anyone still using netBeans? 
I am perfectly happy with Eclipse. Eclipse allows me to integrate
several compilers and languages with ease.  

A good IDE can be seen as a totally separate product. I truly believe a
compiler developer should develop compilers and leave the IDE to an IDE
developer. All I need is a simple interface that allows me to integrate
the compiler in to the IDE of my preference. I hate to be forced to
switch between IDE's. Many of my projects involve two or more CPU's. A
uniform IDE for all CPU's I use is an big plus for our quality
management. 

I have always regarded the ImageCraft IDE as a simple, "get to work
quick" IDE. The most important reason for the Image Craft IDE is a
commercial reason. Marketing managers* believe you cannot sell compilers
without an IDE. 


Cheers,
Ton Jaspers


* Marketing Manager - A person wearing a tie that prevents fresh
oxygenated blood from reaching his brain.