Ive seen browsers but no IDEs. But again IDEs are a lot harder to make…

When does a text editor become an IDE?

Does this count?

that was made entirely on an ipad btw

Chiroyce wrote:

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Does this count?

that was made entirely on an ipad btw

Not exactly but cool

PlNG_ wrote:

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This probably counts.

Thanks

Greg8128 wrote:

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When does a text editor become an IDE?

When it can execute code

mbrick2 wrote:

When it can execute code

an IDE can never execute code - only a compiler/interpreter can generate executable code, which is executed by the os/kernel

Chiroyce wrote:

mbrick2 wrote:

When it can execute code

an IDE can never execute code - only a compiler/interpreter can generate executable code, which is executed by the os/kernel

code is executed by comptuer

The closes I got to success was:

https://jaydendev.github.io/windedit

MagicCrayon9342 wrote:

The closes I got to success was:

https://jaydendev.github.io/windedit

Cooooool

mbrick2 wrote:

(#9)

MagicCrayon9342 wrote:

The closes I got to success was:

https://jaydendev.github.io/windedit

Cooooool

couldn't get line numbers to work.

I'm not really an ATer, but I made a really clunky but kind of functional html editor:

https://www.johanneschan.com/editor/htmleditor.html

potatophant wrote:

code is executed by comptuer

yeah - the hardware, but the kernel is the “software” part right above it, the closest one.

Chiroyce wrote:

mbrick2 wrote:

When it can execute code

an IDE can never execute code - only a compiler/interpreter can generate executable code, which is executed by the os/kernel

Then what differentiates an IDE from a text editor?

An IDE can execute code by using those compilers/interpreters. It doesn't matter where it's being run, but the IDE is the one that started the process. That's how those fancy language features that analyze the code for errors and warnings work. The IDE itself could come with a compiler or interpreter; for example, VS Code is written in TypeScript and made with Electron, which comes with the V8 engine that has a JIT compiler for JavaScript, so it's capable of running extensions written in JS/TS

Sheep_maker wrote:

An IDE can execute code by using those compilers/interpreters.

Well yeah, that makes sense.

Sheep_maker wrote:

The IDE itself could come with a compiler or interpreter; for example, VS Code is written in TypeScript and made with Electron, which comes with the V8 engine that has a JIT compiler for JavaScript, so it's capable of running extensions written in JS/TS

True - but what about other languages? It surely doesn't execute the entire program just to find out that the print statement would never run, right?



So an IDE is a text editor that allows you to run / debug and analyse your code without having to use another program.

MagicCrayon9342 wrote:

The closes I got to success was:

https://jaydendev.github.io/windedit

That's just a text box , but a good-looking one at least .

Does Ink count (link in my sig.)?

skymover1239 wrote:

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Does Ink count (link in my sig.)?

No. It can not execute code.

DifferentDance8 wrote:

skymover1239 wrote:

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Does Ink count (link in my sig.)?

No. It can not execute code.

wut?? IDE's dont execute code, they usually have a built in Terminal EMULATOR that can be used, either that or it invokes the interpreter for that language

kccuber wrote:

wut?? IDE's dont execute code, they usually have a built in Terminal EMULATOR that can be used, either that or it invokes the interpreter for that language

and they can attach fancy debuggers to the execution process so that you can get a sneak peak at the runtime, probably the best feature of an IDE.