05-12-2023, 04:58 PM
Sorry if this thread has kind of morphed and if I'm out of the flow, but some more thoughts on a potential, theoretical alternate built-in ide (just thinking out loud for fun here):
-Should avoid "busy" visual clutter - the UI can be slick and polished, but the actual IDE should remain clear and simple even if some handy things are added.
-No cryptic icons and buttons. If an icon is to be used, only do it for something blatantly obvious.
-Screen-space-hungry and fiddly crap should be avoided at all costs. The more room on-screen to see the important part (the code) and the less fiddling/dragging/resizing/yadda yadda to do repetitive tasks, the better.
-Should be legible, clear, spacious and comfortable on a bog standard 1920x1080 monitor.
-Should avoid "busy" visual clutter - the UI can be slick and polished, but the actual IDE should remain clear and simple even if some handy things are added.
-No cryptic icons and buttons. If an icon is to be used, only do it for something blatantly obvious.
-Screen-space-hungry and fiddly crap should be avoided at all costs. The more room on-screen to see the important part (the code) and the less fiddling/dragging/resizing/yadda yadda to do repetitive tasks, the better.
-Should be legible, clear, spacious and comfortable on a bog standard 1920x1080 monitor.