What’s a great IDE to use on Linux? Some suggestions, not necessarily in order of importance:

  • KDevelop: You haven’t used a Linux IDE until you’ve tried out KDevelop. I haven’t seen a more complete and usable IDE on any platform. It’s way better than Visual Studio for comparable C/C++ development, and covers many languages and build systems. Naturally supports Qt/KDE development exceptionally well. I’d contributed to KDevelop so I happen to have seen the quality of its code. You will be pleasantly surprised how advanced KDevelop is.
  • Spyder: It’s a great IDE for python which includes advanced debugging and scientific computing features. Python projects usually have a lot of files and the advanced layout, intelligent code editing, and data visualization features can help a lot when developing the kind of complex code that python is well suited to. A must! (Also try out the latest Eric.)
  • RStudio: If you’re a data scientist, you need it. RStudio makes R a seamless, enjoyable experience and boosts productivity. You won’t be able to quit RStudio once you get the hang of it. It’s for the real pros!
  • Code::Blocks: A portable IDE that’s quite fast and usable. One of the most recommended IDE’s for Linux.
  • Geany: Proper minimalistic IDE written in GTK, which means it’s quite fast.
  • Gnome Builder: A new gnome-centric IDE which integrates well with GNOME UI designers. I haven’t tried it yet, but since it has gotten the official GNOME sanction, must be something!
Great IDE’s on Linux

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Eray Özkural has obtained his PhD in computer engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara. He has a deep and long-running interest in human-level AI. His name appears in the acknowledgements of Marvin Minsky's The Emotion Machine. He has collaborated briefly with the founder of algorithmic information theory Ray Solomonoff, and in response to a challenge he posed, invented Heuristic Algorithmic Memory, which is a long-term memory design for general-purpose machine learning. Some other researchers have been inspired by HAM and call the approach "Bayesian Program Learning". He has designed a next-generation general-purpose machine learning architecture. He is the recipient of 2015 Kurzweil Best AGI Idea Award for his theoretical contributions to universal induction. He has previously invented an FPGA virtualization scheme for Global Supercomputing, Inc. which was internationally patented. He has also proposed a cryptocurrency called Cypher, and an energy based currency which can drive green energy proliferation. You may find his blog at http://log.examachine.net and some of his free software projects at https://github.com/examachine/.

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