Re: Visual Studio Sucks

While I can't speak to VI in particular, using the keyboard has always
been easier and more efficient than using a mouse for many (perhap even
most) command-oriented tasks.

How does that relate to a product called "Visual Studio" where much of
what we need to do can be accomplished without typing command-oriented
tasks?

While I was speaking in general terms, VS is no different than any other
program. If you can accompish something using the keyboard than it's easier
and faster. There are literally hundreds of commands in VS for instance and
you can assign a shortcut key to each. Or you can launch them by entering
the corresponding command in the command window. You can also create macros
and AddIns and assign them their own command and shortcut keys to carry out
repetitive tasks. Moving a mouse around and wading through menus is
inherently slow and cumbersome by comparison.

While its reputation among most users is very poor, even among most
technical users, ergonomically speaking you can submit input faster using
a keyboard than a mouse. For most users however, Windows has always been
for "wimps" (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointing deviceS).

I don't think this applies to what we are discussing. This is not just
"bopping" around Windows we are talking about. It's working in an
Integrated Design Environment that is meant to provide a GUI for many of
the features and operations needed.

Now, writing VAX/PASCAL is a different story...

That's not true at all. An IDE doesn't mean you always have to interface
with some GUI element using the mouse. A mouse has its place but you'll be
far more productive by mastering the keyboard.


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