Introducing KDevelop TechNotes 11
adymo writes "Yesterday I have started a series of KDevelop IDE related articles. I called them "KDevelop TechNotes" and I plan to publish all useful information about the IDE - tips and tricks, use cases, tutorials, etc. Everyone is welcome to share KDevelop knowledge by writing their own issues of technotes. I will be pleased to publish them on the project website www.kdevelop.org.
The first issue should be a matter of no little interest to all free software developers. Read on to learn more about KDevelop Assistant - an advanced API documentation viewer." A second issue is out, too, demonstrating a quick (two-minute) GUI app built with Qt.
The first issue should be a matter of no little interest to all free software developers. Read on to learn more about KDevelop Assistant - an advanced API documentation viewer." A second issue is out, too, demonstrating a quick (two-minute) GUI app built with Qt.
From what I've seen (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:From what I've seen (Score:5, Interesting)
You know what apps made it easier for me to switch to linux (years ago)? AbiWord and Mozilla, because they were cross platform. Ya know what kept a windows install on that computer for years? mIRC and Eudora. Why? Because I looked at the native linux apps (xchat and the old kmail) and was thoroughly unimpressed. I spent a lot of time on mIRC and had lots of scripts that made it do exactly what I wanted to do, I didn't want to spend the time to convert those to xchat scripts. I personally still don't like the way xchat looks (xchat2 is a nice improvment, though). Similarly, my mail, addresses and filters were already set up and working great in Eudora, I didn't want to mess with importing that to KMail which I liked a lot less at the time.
I eventually did switch over, but native applications weren't much of a selling point to me. It's hard to justify switching from one application to another one that isn't compatible.
Bill
Very basic stuff (Score:1, Interesting)
But instead, I think that it can also become a good course, if it will expand to comprehend also other aspects of KDE programming with KDevelop.
For now it's just a hello world class.
No more, no less.
Nice idea (Score:2)
Shame. I could do with a decent intro to KDev. Or an alternative C++ IDE, I'm yet to find one on Linux that I like.
Re:Nice idea (Score:1)
I hear that. I've used VS.NET with Visual Assist from www.wholetomato.com for a while and it really bothers me there isn't something on linux, (that I've found), that compares to it. But I'm making do with Kdevelop, IMO it's the best C++ IDE I've seen on linux.
Re:Nice idea (Score:1)
Shame. I could do with a decent intro to KDev.
Yes, but there is one HUGE difference between you and adymo. He DID spend some of his free time, in order to create that website. If everybody else was like you saying "I don't like it. I could have done better", without doing anything, then I don't think that there would be any progress. So, if you want to prove something to us, you should use your free time, in order to actually DO something, from which everybody else will
Shining example of the power of KDE (Score:3, Insightful)
I've never understood why top Gnome people didn't subtly encourage of something like KDevelop. Sorry anjuta, but it's not even in the same league.
I guess some kiddies think they are elite just using command line tools like vim. Oh well, eclipse has a nice C++ parser now, and it uses gtk+ as the native toolkit.
Troll artical... (Score:1)
Project management is poor to non-existant.
Installation management is poor to non-existant.
Ideal mode is bloody anoying.
I've tried to produce libraies (just using kdevelop and no makefile tweeking), and it seems imposible.
etc...
The IDE is very hard to use and vim and a ewb brosers pointed to developer.kde.org is a lot easier.
Also I've had a look at one of the linked articals.
"Developing GUI in C++ language is usu