CSC 2.1 S2

• Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) are the extension of text editors that provide more functionalities than a text editor
• Text Editors are simple and light-weighted software which the main objective to provide an interface for code writing
• Example text-editors

  1. Notepad
  2. Notepad++
• Programming language: C++

  IDE : DevC++, Code Blocks, TurboC++, Borland C++
• Programming language: Phyton

  IDE : PyCharm
• Programming language : Java

  IDE : Eclipse
• Text editor

  The most important part of any IDE because it provides us with a Graphical interface to write our code
• Code Auto- Completion Predict what are you going to type next and provide you with some suggestion so you do not have to write the complete statement again.
• The code auto-completion also helps in reducing the syntax error, for instance, if you open a bracket the IDE will simultaneously generate a close bracket so you do not need to worry about the closing part of the syntax.
• Syntax Highlighting feature makes your code colourful and also helps you to provide information using different colours, for instance, if there is a syntax error in your program, the IDE will Highlight that statement with different colours.
• Every IDE's provide you with a COMPILER or interpreter so you can compile and execute your code to see the proper output.
• Debugger : Using an IDE, it's become very easy to debug your code, here the syntax highlight feature also helps to find the errors in the program.
• Features, of IDE

  1. Text editor
  2. Code Auto-completion
  3. Syntax highlighting
  4. Compiler
  5. Debugger
• Benefits of Using an IDE

  1. It allows developers to increase their productivity. 2. It provides you with a Graphical Interface and custom theme which makes fun to code on an IDE.
• Limitations of IDE 1. IDE require high-end computers, computer with low specifications can face problems while booting an IDE. 2. IDE eats too many computer resources.
• Edit • Enter program statement to write a C++ program, you need to enter the program statements by using Text Editor and Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

  
• Compile • Translating C++ into machine code / object code • Compiler determines the syntax error detects grammatical (syntax) error not the program logic error

  
• Link Run the linker combine the machine code with code from C++ Library after compiles is successful

  
• Execute Program One instruction at a time an application can be run

  
• How it works

  1. Edit program using editor (C++)
  2. C++ Compiler
  3. Linker