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From: Elf M. Sternberg <elf@drizzle.com>
Subject: Re: Is emacs helpful or necessary to gcc programming?
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 09:53:13 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3d6hn5h1i.fsf@drizzle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: jimkkREMOVEME-237BE5.16564931052003@visonmassif.rs.itd.umich.edu

Jimmerr <jimkkREMOVEME@umich.edu> writes:

> In article <873ciux2mn.fsf@helicon.physics.colostate.edu>,
>  Dave Steffen <steffend@lamar.colostate.edu> wrote:

>> It just so happens that Emacs has very good support for programming,
>> which makes it _easier_ to write code.

> Thanks.  I was referring to things such as being able to debug and 
> compile from within emacs. Is this important?  

        Is it "important?"  No.  Is it nice?  Absolutely.  So is
automatic code indenting and face (changes to the color or style of a
display of characters depending upon their role' in the program).  With
additional tools, emacs, like most good code editors, can help you
organize your build process and so on.  Emacs makes it easier to debug
the blank file (which is all programming really is), but it's no more or
less "important" for that reason.  

                Elf

  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-06-09 16:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-05-31 20:19 Is emacs helpful or necessary to gcc programming? Jimmerr
2003-05-31 20:49 ` Dave Steffen
2003-05-31 20:56   ` Jimmerr
2003-05-31 22:23     ` Ichimusai
2003-06-01 13:03     ` Jason Rumney
2003-06-01 18:29     ` Ole Laursen
2003-06-01 19:03       ` Dan Espen
2003-06-02  4:30     ` Dave Steffen
2003-06-09 16:53     ` Elf M. Sternberg [this message]
2003-06-01  6:12 ` Pascal Bourguignon
2003-06-02 13:18 ` Mark Mynsted
2003-06-05 15:00 ` Arnold
2003-06-05 17:32 ` Pascal Bourguignon

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