What is IDE (integrated development environment)

IDE yes Integrated Development Environment Abbreviation , It is called integrated development environment in Chinese , It is used to represent the application software developed by the assistant programmer , Is a general term for them .

Through the study of the previous chapters, we know , function C Language （ or  Java  Language ） The program must have a compiler , And running  Python  Language programs must have an interpreter . In actual development , In addition to the tools necessary to run the program , We often need a lot of other assistive software , For example, language editor 、 Auto build tool 、 Debugger, etc . These tools are usually packaged together , Unified release and installation , for example PythonWin、MacPython、PyCharm etc. , They are collectively referred to as integrated development environments （IDE）.

So you can say that , An integrated development environment is a combination of a series of development tools . It's like a desktop , The core component of a desktop is the host , With a host, you can work independently , But when we buy desktops , It often comes with a monitor 、 keyboard 、 mouse 、U disc 、 Cameras and other peripherals , Because only the host is too inconvenient , You must have peripherals to play well .

It should be noted that , Although there are some IDE Support the development of multiple programming languages （ Such as Eclipse、NetBeans、VS）, But generally speaking ,IDE It is mainly tailored to a specific program language （ Such as VB）.

In general , Programmers can choose IDE There are many categories , for instance , use Python Language for program development , You can choose Python Self contained IDLE, You can also choose to use it PyCharm and Notepad++ As IDE. also , For the convenience of address , Integrated development environments are often referred to as compilers or programming software , There is no need for readers to be more serious about this , Think of it as “ A country saying ” Well .