On: The Blub Paradox also applies to editors/IDEs

[pg]

Autocompletion is only possible in languages that are excessively verbose. In a good language, the next token requires thought to produce.

[kf → pg]

There are different kinds of IDE autocompletion. Sometimes it is for generating the verbose statements in a language like Java. Sometimes it is a way of having API documentation integrated into the editor.

[michaelneale → pg]

so its still vi + copy/paste into the top level? (or have you given in to the dark seductions of vim)? ;)

[pg → michaelneale]

Basically, except that on OSX you can just drag stuff from one terminal window to another.

[michaelneale → pg]

What was it Guy Steele said in a video "my stone tools don't run out of batteries". So true.

[ivankirigin → pg]

Autocompletion of long variable names allows for easy use of very descriptive names. Something similar to tab-completion in a CLI is very useful.

[far33d → ivankirigin]

Vim does this (control-N control-P)

[ivankirigin → far33d]

I should really learn more Vim.

[herdrick → pg]

Autocompletion is also for finishing a single token. If you have tokens more than four letters long, it's worthwhile.

It can also be great for exploring new libraries.

[Tichy → pg]

So you create a new function with every token?