Ask HN: Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP, how do you do it?

Re:Ask HN: Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP, how d... by mrweasel on Tuesday December 24, 2024 @09:11AM (#42501997)

Turning off especially the autocomplete would be a good exercise for many. I've worked with developers who relied on the autocomplete in Visual Studio to the point where they'd wear down the tab key. They'd rarely consult the documentation and do endless type conversions or attempt to construct the objects required for the API that sort of sounded like what they needed.

I think meeting developers like this will make you dislike autocomplete. If you know what you're doing though, it is amazingly helpful and can save you many wasted hours on silly syntax errors.

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Re:Ask HN: Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP, how d... by matwood on Tuesday December 24, 2024 @09:35AM (#42502154)

We have so many levels of autocomplete now. When I was in school intellisense was just becoming a thing, and it made me so much more productive. Being able to quickly scroll through method names and then jump to the docs was a huge time saver. Another big time saver is when they added the ability to highlight a function and read the doc inline/popup. Now I never leave the code window which is great for keeping focus.

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