I don't like IDEs much, but I miss some of the features they have, so, I'd like to know if there is a code editor, pretty much like Notepad++, but with a debugger, and an error detector that shows you where there is a syntax error, or where you forgot to initialize variables and things like that?
As I said it depends on where/how you draw the line. For me, IDE intellisense is a rough compiler even though it doesn't actually produce a binary. I know it's not exactly proper use of the words.
Well, when I make a C++ application on NetBeans, for example, it creates several files and folders. That is what I don't like very much. I only want files that I've created myself.
ive always been happy with vim/gedit and then just using the terminal for everything else (make, sed, grep, etc). ive stumbled across sublime, which i quite like, except for one apparent bug it has
LOL, I've been using Notepad++ as of late. But I never need a debugger and I fix syntax errors by throwing them at the compiler...
I do most everything at the command-line, unless some environment is appropriate, such as when programming in Racket/Scheme.
I'm told Sublime is, well, sublime. But I can't afford it right now.
Most good environments, like Eclipse, Code::Blocks, etc, have configurable project lists so you can select exactly what kind of project to begin editing (and by extension, what files are autocreated with it --or not).
you can just pay for it whenever you want, but whatevs, its your morals. also, i never said that you claimed it was. i was just saying that most people who say its bad think of it that way
You're confused. You specifically quoted me and said that those who have expressed that thought to you think it is an IDE, which, unless you can read thoughts, they have also expressed to you.
I responded that I am an exception to your experience.
You also ridiculed me for "being unable to afford free software". I pointed out that the author disagrees with you (and does so on the very page you can download it), and also gave my reason for treating the idea that I might someday pay as a very loose justification for "continued use".
Finally, I'm not sure you understand the meaning of "sublime". (Hint: it's the opposite of "bad".)