Re:CLion Is Now Free for Non-Commercial Use
by varispeed on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @01:03PM
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I work fast and I have ADD. If I have to wait for the tool to do something and it breaks my flow, I am out. It is simple as that.
Some people like slow IDEs, because that gives them time to have a cuppa or browse Reddit when the "index is updating". I have no time for that.
I can't really comment on whether they are good or not since from my perspective I see people who are productive and unproductive using both of these tools, so to me it just looks like mostly a matter of preference. But newer developers don't seem to like these established IDEs and see them as you said: big, slow and laggy.