Questions tagged [development-environment]

A development environment is an integrated set of programming tools, usually centered around a text editor.

A development environment is a preconfigured used during development lifecycle. Preferably hidden from the end user.

Key tools includes a text editor, commonly extended with other tools for , , automating tools, database access or project management features. Such an editor called . Commonly configured for seamless tool usage.
Compared to the stability, performance and backup creation may be sacrificed in favor of more logging, easier bug detection or rapid iterations.

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Java project structure explained for newbies?

I come from a .NET background and am completely new to Java and am trying to get my head around the Java project structure. My typical .NET solution structure contains projects that denote logically distinct components, usually named using the…
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Distinguishing development mode and release mode environment settings on Android

I'm building an Android application and would like to maintain a few environment variables that I can tweak depending on whether I'm in development mode or release mode. For example, I need to invoke a web service and the URL will be slightly…
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Maven or Ivy? Which one is better with a system already in production? And the other differences?

I know that this is a complicated question, but I would like know which one is better in the case of a system that it's already in production, with a lot of bugs and really bad design at all. A really mess. Actually, I'm asking this because I'm…
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How to manage multiple JS files server-side with Node.js

I'm working on a project with Node.js and the server-side code is becoming large enough that I would like to split it off into multiple files. It appears this has been done client-side for ages, development is done by inserting a script tag for…
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M_PI flagged as undeclared identifier

When I compile the code below, I got these error messages: (Error 1 error C2065: 'M_PI' : undeclared identifier 2 IntelliSense: identifier "M_PI" is undefined) What is this? #include #include using namespace std; double…
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How to use nodemon with .env files?

I am using an .env file to hold environment variables for the server. This works if I run the server with foreman start. But it doesn't work with nodemon. I would like to use nodemon instead because it restarts automatically when you modify the…
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How to test 500.html in rails development env?

I want to test the 500 error pages in my Rails app using the development environment. I already tried this in config/environments/development.rb: config.action_controller.consider_all_requests_local = false But this does not seem to have any…
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pod install failed on macOS Big sur

I am pretty new to macOS and recently shift to macOS from windows, I started to working on react-native app and when I try react-native run-ios it gives me below error error Could not find "Podfile.lock" at…
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Is the Windows dev environment worth the cost?

I recently made the move from Linux development to Windows development. And as much of a Linux enthusiast that I am, I have to say - C# is a beautiful language, Visual Studio is terrific, and now that I've bought myself a trackball my wrist has…
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Sublime Text 2: custom PATH and PYTHONPATH

I'm using brew which installs python (2.7.2) in /usr/local/bin/ However, the default system python (2.7.1) is executed instead at /usr/bin/, which seems to be because it doesn't obey any of the bash PATH environment variables. Also, it can't find my…
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What core packages should a professional R developer have, and why?

What are the specific utilities that can help R developers code and debug more efficiently? I'm looking to set up an R development environment, and would like an overview of the tools that would be useful to me in crafting a unit testing…
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How do I change my development environment to a different language in Visual Studio?

When I first installed Visual Studio, I chose to customize my environment for "Visual C++" development. Now, I am working primarily in C# and want to change this setting to a C# environment. How can I change the environment settings from one…
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Running as a host user within a Docker container

In my team we use Docker containers to locally run our website applications while we do development on them. Assuming I'm working on a Flask app at app.py with dependencies in requirements.txt, a working flow would look roughly like this: # I am…
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How to move "Solution Explorer" tab in Visual Studio

Does anyone know how to move the "Solution Explorer" tab in Visual Studio 2005? It's on the left, and I can't move it to the right. Thanks, Alan
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What is the best Ruby on Rails environment for a Visual Studio user?

I've been a Visual Studio user since 1997, and used VB 3.0 before that. My whole professional life has been spent inside the Microsoft development environments. Now I would like to branch out into Ruby on Rails to try something different, and it…
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