“A real coder doesn’t use an IDE, a real coder uses [insert a text editor name here] with such and such plugins.”
We all heard that somewhere. Yet, as much as one can agree with that statement, an IDE remains quite useful. An IDE is easy to set up and use out of the box. Hence there is no better way to start coding a project from scratch. So for this post, let me present you with my list of good IDEs for C/C++ on Linux.
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