Integrated development environment
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An IDE, or Integrated Development Environment, is a tool to aid software developers in writing computer programs. At their core IDEs contain text editors for writing code. Supplementing the editor are other tools, each chosen depending on the target platform, language, and user. An IDE for C++, for example, may contain a debugger, object browser, and project manager.
Common Features [edit]
- A plugin architecture allows an IDE to be extended with new features.
- Syntax highlighting
- Auto-complete
- Debugger
- Revision control
- Language and platform-specific help text and integrated documentation
IDEs [edit]
Commercial IDEs include:
Open source IDEs include:
