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From: Gary Scott <garylscott@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on simplyfortran?
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 20:43:47 -0500
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On 7/28/2024 6:35 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:27:30 -0400, dogyu wrote:
> 
>> I was wondering what are your thoughts on simplyfortran (using linux)
> 
> Single-language development environments aren’t really the way to go
> nowadays.
So long as they support the target language(s) adequately.  Some are 
much more flexible in their language support tailor-ability than others. 
  I've often been disappointed by those development environments shipped 
with compilers such as for Lahey and Absoft.  I'm not especially fond of 
VS either, but there doesn't seem to be any real competitors that 
include all the essential features.  The main problem with VS is MS 
continuously changing the "integration" interface such that vendors are 
always chasing their tails.  I often need to supplement the editor with 
something more powerful like kedit but usually for when I need to make 
lots of string changes and a macro or a built in is more efficient.  I 
just switch back and forth as needed from within VS.  It automatically 
reloads the file when you exit any external editor.