Which IDE are you all using? – 575 days old

[basparky]

Hi All,

As the title says.'which IDE are you al using" I'm still using the 'standard' Proton IDE but noticed there are more options. I'm using the proton24 proc function many times and would like to use code collapsing to archieve easier code reading/scrolling etc.

What options do i have?

Thanks for any tips.
Bas

[GAMBOA]

Hi list,

I tried notepad ++ but I have not managed to make it work.
I have also tried FineLine, but I do not get used to its use.
My work tool is Proton IDE.

Regards,
Gamboa

[johngb]

I am developing a new IDE which, I hope will be a more modern twist on the original IDE. It will include code folding, bookmarks etc and more...
I have been working on this for some months now and one or two users have done some testing but it is not ready for publishing at present. I certainly hope I will be able to release a beta + in the next month or so for those adventurous enough to try it out.

[towlerg]

I use the default IDE

[Mellbreak]

This sounds very interesting John, I'm looking forward to giving it a "whirl".

Bob

[top204]

You are all in for a treat with it. It is excellent!

[John Drew]

Looking forward to the new IDE John.
John D

[johngb]

I hope Les isn't setting expectations too high, its the first time I have attempted to write an IDE and I don't have Dave Barker's skills.

[top204]

John.... I use your IDE as standard now!

It is what I said it is "it is excellent"! It is designed and built by someone who puts their heart into it, and uses the compiler it is designed for, which makes it "excellent"! It is also, really, nice to use, and does its job 100%. Have you ever used some of the open source IDEs out there on the internet? They are absolutely dreadful! Just look at MPLABX! It is the worst IDE that exists. It is slow, cumbersome, and complex! It's written in dreadful Java and just a ripped up version of Netbeans, so it is dreadful.

[dolci]

thumbs up to john

[GAMBOA]

Jhongb,

I have used some of the plug-ins that you have developed as Fuse Configurator and they work very well. So I have no doubt that the "New Proton IDE" will be a good product.

Regards,
Gamboa

[SimonJA]

I saw a comment Les posted about John's IDE a few days ago and wondered if I had missed something, now I know!

Looking forward to it.

[Mellbreak]

John, will your new IDE support the current range of plug-ins? I do hope so.

Bob

[johngb]

It will have Fuse Configurator, the Peripheral Pin Select and ISR wizard built in. I might be able to add an API in the future, I approached David Barker, the original IDE author if he was prepared to release the API code which would ensure all the existing plugins would be compatible but he wanted a substantial amount of money for it.

The IDE includes a built in PDF Viewer so you will be able to access the manuals and product datasheets in the application. It will eventually include a backup and restore facility for source files but this won't be included in the first release.

[Mellbreak]

Sounds fantastic John. Looking forward to the first release.

Bob