[news.eclipse.technology.dltk] Re: generating an IDE

[Vlad Dumitrescu <vladdu55@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tim,

Tim wrote:
> I followed the python IDE guide as well. Currently i'm creating the 
> parser though the ANTLR.
>
> My objective is to create a nice IDE for a very small programming 
> language, but with e.g. the highlighting and syntax error messages.
>
> Let me know about your progress!

I'll try to remember to post updates, but from how it looks like right 
now it will be postponed for at least a couple of months.

The big problem is (as usual?) that we have to maintain the current 
version too, and there's only 24 hours in a day... :-)

I've also been trying to take the Ruby IDE and cut out the Ruby specific 
parts (and rename everything, of course), because there is a lot of 
functionality that is available there and I thought I might get it 
almost for free, but it doesn't feel like it's going to work. It feels 
like practicing black magic and I don't like that, I need to understand 
at least partially the "what"s and the "why"s.

regards,
Vlad