UNIT1 - Programming
Week [11] – IDE Part-1 (Features)
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Lesson Learning Outcome
Pass
Merit
Distinction
LO2 Explain the characteristics of procedural, objectoriented and event driven programming, conduct an
analysis of a suitable Integrated Development Environment
(IDE)
P2 Give explanations of what M2 Analyse the common
procedural, object-oriented
features that a developer has
event driven paradigms are; access to in an IDE.
their characteristics and
relationship between them.
D2 Critically evaluate the
source code of an
application which
implements the program
paradigms, in terms of the
code structure and
characteristics.
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What is an IDE?
▪ IDE stands for Integrated Development
Environment.
▪ An IDE is a software application used
by programmers for code
development.
▪ An IDE normally consists of:
▪ A source code editor
▪ A compiler / interpreter
▪ A debugger
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Other components of IDEs
▪ Mode IDEs such as Visual Studio IDE
has additional components to support
Object oriented development with
scattered teams. Some of them are:
▪ Other Components of IDEs:
▪ A version control system
▪ A designer to simplify the construction of a
GUI
▪ A class browser and an object browser
▪ A class hierarchy diagrams
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Features of Visual Studio IDE
▪ Single IDE for all .NET applications – It supports Windows applications, Web
applications, Web services and mobile applications too.
▪ Code can be written in multiple languages –C#, C++, JavaScript, HTML, F#,
SQL and many more languages are supported in .NET IDE.
▪ Code editor supporting Intellisense – It supports syntax highlighting and code
completion and also allows code refactoring
▪ Life cycle support from Design to Deployment – Ensures quality code
throughout the entire application lifecycle, from design to deployment.
▪ Visual Designers -Includes visual designers to aid in the development of
various types of applications such as Windows Forms Designer
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Features of Visual Studio IDE
▪ Defined configuration option – allows compilation from within the environment
based configured settings that allows the application to be designed and build to
a specific platform.
▪ Integrated debugger – that works both as a source-level debugger and as a
machine-level debugger.
▪ Plug-in architecture - that helps to add tools for domain specific languages
▪ Customizable environment – to help the user to configure the IDE based on the
required settings
▪ Browser that is built-in within the IDE – helps to view content from internet
such as help, source-code, etc. in online mode.
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Advantages of Using an IDE
▪ Less time and effort: The entire purpose of an IDE is to make developing
faster and easier. Its tools and features are supposed to help you
organize resources, prevent mistakes, and provide shortcuts.
▪ Enforce project or company standards: Simply by working in the same
development environment, a group of programmers will adhere to a
standard way of doing things.
▪ Doesn’t need memorize syntaxes: The ability of an IDE to know a
language’s keywords and function names is crucial. The IDE may use this
knowledge to do such things as highlight typographic errors, suggest a list
of available functions based on the appropriate situation.
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Advantages of Using an IDE
▪ Enhanced debugging options: In an IDE you are be able to thoroughly
test your application before release.
▪ Project management:
▪ IDEs have documentation tools that either automate the entry of
developer comments, or force developers to write comments in different
areas.
▪ By having a visual presentation of resources, it should be a lot easier to
know how an application is laid out as opposed going though files in the
file system.
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Disadvantages of Using an IDE
▪ Learning curve: IDEs are complicated tools. Maximizing their benefit will
require time and patience.
▪ A sophisticated IDE may not be a good tool for beginning
programmers: When using an IDE you may not remember the details of
language syntaxes.
▪ Will not fix bad code, practices, or design: An IDE will not eliminate
efficiency or performance problems in your application.
▪ Inefficiency – Can arise due to the redundancy in the autogenerated code
by the IDE
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Lesson Summary
▪ What is an IDE?
▪ Essential Components of an IDE
▪ Other Components of an IDE
▪ Features of Visual Studio IDE
▪ Advantages of Using an IDE
▪ Disadvantages of Using an IDE
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