Re:It's hard to write code for computers, but it's harder to...
by adrian_b on Friday September 27, 2024 @08:13AM
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I agree about auto-complete, but already the editor Brief for MS-DOS, at least some 35 years ago, allowed you to define arbitrary templates for auto-completion.
For example, when writing a C program you could choose to have "f<TAB>" expanded to "for (=; <=; ++) {<LF><TAB>;<LF>}<LF>" or whatever indentation you preferred.
There are many modern programming editors that allow a similar customization, though unfortunately for many of them this requires a more complicated procedure than in the far past.
For example, when writing a C program you could choose to have "f<TAB>" expanded to "for (=; <=; ++) {<LF><TAB>;<LF>}<LF>" or whatever indentation you preferred.
There are many modern programming editors that allow a similar customization, though unfortunately for many of them this requires a more complicated procedure than in the far past.