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IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) are computer programs that facilitate efficient software development by providing features beyond those of a simple text editor.

An IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is a computer program that facilitates by providing features beyond that of a simple text editor. Some typical IDE features are debugger/ support, tools/support, design tools and even performance analysis tools.

An IDE is intended to maximize a developer/programmer's productivity by providing a streamlined interface tuned to the task of software development. A modern full-featured IDE includes advanced features such as preemptive hints (when typing the first character of a variable name, for example), and tools to analyze the program at run-time (such as a debugger).

List of Some Free IDEs

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How to show method parameters hint in Intellij IDEA?

int beginIndex, int endIndex is important when we invoke methods. How to show this when the cursor is in the brackets?
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Is there a shortcut in Eclipse to Re-run the most recently launched program?

One of the most frequent thing I do with Eclipse is to re-run the last program. I do it by going to Run -> Run History -> [top most item]. Is there a shortcut key that does this? I know of CTRL + F11 but this does not work for me. It will launch the…
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Why is debugging better in an IDE?

I've been a software developer for over twenty years, programming in C, Perl, SQL, Java, PHP, JavaScript, and recently Python. I've never had a problem I could not debug using some careful thought, and well-placed debugging print statements. I…
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What Ruby IDE do you prefer?

I've been using Eclipse with RDT (not RadRails) a lot lately, and I'm quite happy with it, but I'm wondering if you guys know any decent alternatives. I know NetBeans also supports Ruby these days, but I'm not sure what it has to offer over…
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What's a good IDE for Python on Mac OS X?

I'm about to start a new job where the coding practices are heavily centered around TDD and refactoring, and whose primary development language is Python. I come from the Java world, and have been a confident user of Eclipse for a good, long time. …
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What vim plugins are available for Eclipse?

I have found three and would like to know if there are others and what their advantages or disadvantages might be: Vimplugin Vrapper Eclim I've included Eclim, but it differs from the other two options in that it makes Eclipse functionality…
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Emacs Ruby autocomplete almost working

I've been updating my emacs config with the use of Rsense to allow for an autocomplete drop down box to appear whilst typing code. This works well in most files except I've found it doesn't allow me to select an answer from the table when I'm…
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hide WebStorm toolbar showing browser icons

How do I hide the toolbar that shows browser icons floating above my code? I'm using WebStorm 64 bit, version 10.0.4, on Windows 8.1 x64.
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How to configure Eclipse build path to use Maven dependencies?

I would like to take advantage of the features that Maven provides for managing dependencies in a project. My brief understanding of how Maven works is that it will aquire the JARs needed and then build the project with these libraries. Currently I…
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IntelliJ 13 - Add Navigate Back/Forward to toolbar?

Jetbrains changed the toolbars in IntelliJ 13. The Navigate Back & Forward arrows, shown here, used to be in the top toolbar and easily clickable. Now the only way I can find to access these fields is to go to Navigate -> Back or Navigate ->…
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What's the equivalent for eclipse's ALT+UP/DOWN (move line) in Visual Studio?

In Eclipse, selecting a line and pressing Alt + ↑/↓ will move the line up and down, a quick way to avoid copy&paste. Is there an equivalent in Visual Studio?
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C++ IDE for Macs

I teach a C++ course using Visual Studio. One of my students has a Mac and was looking for an IDE to use on his machine. What would be good to recommend?
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Find and replace globally in Sublime Text 2 (all files and in all directories)

Is there a way to find and replace a text string automatically in all folder's files?
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How to clear the cache in NetBeans

I created a project in NetBeans, and I would like to clear the NetBeans cache. I'm running NetBeans 7.0.1 on a Windows 7 machine. How do I do this?
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Developing C# on Linux

I'd like to know if there are effective and open source tools to develop C# applications on Linux (Ubuntu). In particular, I have to develop Windows Forms applications. I know about the Mono project, but I've never used it. What are the best tools…
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