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Ask HN: What are the most under-appreciated Editor / IDE features?

3 pointsby avasthealmost 5 years ago

5 comments

richardjdarealmost 5 years ago
I like the ability to find files&#x2F;resources using a popup incremental search dialog rather than hunting for them in a conventional project treeview, which takes me ages. For example ctrl-shift-r in Eclipse, or alt-shift-o in Netbeans. This is how I open files 90% of the time when working on Java projects at work.<p>The ability to select code structurally. For example, select the function I am in, the current div, the current for-loop etc. Very helpful when working with long, deeply nested html files. It&#x27;s horrible trying to eyeball the closing tag of a nested div while you are trying to drag-select it over several pages.<p>I love any feature that insulates me from project configuration and the build process and lets me focus on coding.
Pick-A-Hill2019almost 5 years ago
As much as it is loathed, I miss Visual Studios’* ability to drag and drop widgets on to a form then being able to click that widget and assign an on event. Being able to freely draw what ever I needed (and worry about the code later) allowed me to design a work-flow that was unsurpassed.<p>*Circa VB6
oregontechninjaalmost 5 years ago
Built in terminal. Every single one I use has gotcha&#x27;s to the point where I now use vim because the actual terminal is more handy.
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Someonealmost 5 years ago
Even if you have gone through the time when saving often was the norm, and know what you’re ‘missing’: not crashing seemingly randomly.
catacombsalmost 5 years ago
Multiple cursors