I just have a question. Do they let you use the IDE/compiler that you want? Or do you have to adhere to their choice of software?

I work as a web developer and we can use the software that we want as long as it is approved by the technical support team (to be sure it's legal etc).
I'm not 100% sure but I assume programmers can do the same. I've seen many programmers using different IDE/compiler.

I hope that answers your question.

Okay thanks. I'm trying to learn how to do things with Visual C++ but I just don't like it. I'm going to try out a bunch off different IDE's I guess.

it's my choice ofc (but i'm the only programmer in that project)

when there are multiple coders for one project, it may be better to force everybody to use the same compiler. because there are some things that are compiler dependent.

it really depends on the company.

edit: imo the IDE should be chosable by the programmer

This post was edited by Richter on Jun 14 2013 03:12pm

Well I could always code in one IDE and just copy/paste into another to use whatever compiler the company uses I guess. I just wasn't sure if like the lead programmer would say "Our company only uses so-and-so."

when i hear your question i think "why does he ask this question?"
imo you should just pick an IDE and learn coding. when you apply for a job, i don't think they want someone that knows where you press "compile" and "go" and "pause" etc... i think they want an experienced coder.

in another company we had that windows machines where we weren't free to install software... so we always had to fill out a paper for something new... but it wasn't a software company though.

copy paste usually works, yep but it's still annoying

maybe you should specify your question more. which programming language? for some languages, some IDE's are just much better

IDE, compiler, and programming language are three entirely separate things.

depends on the company/supervisor, especially if the company has to pay for the IDE you want. the java developers at my company have a lot of freedom, but the oracle developers were all required to use notepad to write plsql. it took quite a bit of effort to convince the bosses to switch to anything else, but now they're using notepad++. if they're caught using notepad, they get yelled at.

haha, who prefers notepad when he has notepad++ xD they seriously deserve to get yelled at