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From: Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me>
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Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:54:32 +0000
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On 11/17/24 17:17, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2024-11-17, Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> wrote:
> 
>> On 11/17/24 14:33, Phillip Frabott wrote:
>>
>>> I am a headless C developer (Sometimes C++).
> 
> Is that like Roland the headless Thompson gunner?  :-)
> (Thank you, Warren Zevon.)
> 
>> That is bizarre. It is much easier to code, debug, test in a good
>> graphical IDE, even if you are developing console apps.
> 
> Horses for courses.  Never underestimate the value of a
> few printf()s sprinkled here and there (or log file writes
> if you're really headless).  I'm still a fan of makefiles.
> 

Not really, people who use IDE's still use loggers.

People who use IDEs, use build automation scripts: Gradle, Mavern. It is 
rude to force people to use a specific IDE, so some kind of IDE 
independent (cross compatible) project definition build script is needed.

Caveat: I don't really remember make.