Ask HN: How software tools are made?

Posted by neytsevi58 on Sunday September 26, 2021 @05:02PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am curious, how software tools like JetBrains or Visual Studio are made? It's hard to find more information about about it.

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Re:Ask HN: How software tools are made? by ergocoder on Sunday September 26, 2021 @05:35PM (#28664873)

Making a desktop is generally difficult and mysterious.

JetBrains is (or was) based on NetBeans, which is written in Java.

I'm not familiar with Visual Studio, but it's likely written in C++.

In many apps that you use today, a lot of UIs are custom-made (i.e. written in C++ to draw graphics directly).

If you look to get started, there are a few paths you can take:

1. If you are on Mac, use XCode + Objective-C

2. Use a UI framework like Qt

3. Use Electron. Easier option. Auto-layout provided by html+CSS is a godsend.

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Re:Ask HN: How software tools are made? by MihaiSandor on Sunday September 26, 2021 @06:18PM (#28665175)

You can also take a look at Atom. Which is open source code editor (similar with Visual Studio Code). https://github.com/atom/atom

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Re:Ask HN: How software tools are made? by yuppie_scum on Sunday September 26, 2021 @10:28PM (#28666504)

VSCode is electron, I think

You may really be asking about compilers.

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