Who's used #develop? Comments?

When comparing VS.NET with #develop, the first thing that pops into my head is: #develop is totally free. It has less features, which could be considered both an advantage and a disadvantage. It''s also a lot smaller than VS.NET. #develop also has the advantage that it runs on Win98 (although there might be some problems, which I haven''t run into).

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The most important issue for me, however, is integration with the VC++ compiler.

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Original post by coldacid
I''m really looking for a comparison between VS.NET and #develop in terms of features and ease of use. Also, has anyone worked in C++ support into it? It seems to be a good free IDE, certainly nicer looking than Arjuna or Eclipse.

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First thing: If you''re using #develop and you''re not on Fidalgo Beta 1 - upgrade! (Remember to uninstall your previous version and delete your .ICSharpCode folder.)

#develop is perfunctory. It''s obviously nowhere near as feature-rich as Visual Studio''s DevEnv, or as optimized performance-wise (the render code could use a healthy dose of sprucing up). ASP.NET Web Matrix''s UI performs better than #develop''s on my machine, in consistent and predictable ways.

For the price, however, #develop is an excellent IDE.

As for C++ support, I have no information. There was a SharpEdit (standalone editor) project, but it''s dormant - if not dead.

Hrm. At the cost of VS.NET, even for one other person it gets prohibitive (luckily I have a license for VS.NET myself). It''s an issue for me that the other people in my group work with licensed and legal tools (this is a major point of discussion in the next Meldstar meeting). And it''s a nuisance since it''s only the IDE that must be worried about.

There''s supposedly bindings for gcc somewhere in the source, but that would require grabbing the source and building myself. And for Windows development I''d rather use VC++ anyway.

#develop does look quite a bit like DevStudio, but with cute graphics and screen-conquering wizards. At least, that''s how it seems looking at the screenshots. I''d love to try it myself, if I had more than a couple floppies at my disposal.

Last time I use SharpDevelop (I believe it was the .95 milestone) I encountered massive problems with the GUI designer. That, and the code completion is not particularly good.

Then I moved to C# Builder, and was promptly reminded why Borland IDEs suck so much.

I decided to wait it out for VB.NET instead.