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Can MS Word also be called an IDE as we can use it as a text editor ?

22nd May 2018, 2:45 AM
Shivam Kumar
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although the meaning of ide is ambigously defined (the compiler is usually a separate entity and in some cases it doesn't ship with the ide), MS Word is a very bad text editor for coding because it formats your text (adds chars that may be invisible for you but not for a compiler). you'd be better off using notepad. consider an ide as a set of tools to make your coding easier faster: basically everything notepad is missing.
22nd May 2018, 4:01 PM
seamiki
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No ide contains all the tools for compiling and running your program but word is only a text editor.
22nd May 2018, 3:11 AM
G.S.N.V. Suraj
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Yet another reason not to do the SoloLearn C++ course. No, MS Word is not an IDE.
22nd May 2018, 3:16 PM
Timon Paßlick
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IDE - integrated development environment is for the purpose of writing, compiling and running particular code/language. Sometimes these IDE's comes with built in text editor. MS word is as said just a text editor not a dev environment.
22nd May 2018, 4:43 AM
Akib
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but if you see in c++ course in this app it states that ide is a text editor
22nd May 2018, 4:46 AM
Shivam Kumar
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Can you post the lesson here?
22nd May 2018, 7:47 AM
Akib
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ok will copy paste it
22nd May 2018, 7:48 AM
Shivam Kumar
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You need both of the following components to build C++ programs. 1. Integrated Development Environment (IDE): Provides tools for writing source code. Any text editor can be used as an IDE. 2. Compiler: Compiles source code into the final executable program. There are a number of C++ compilers available. The most frequently used and free available compiler is the GNU C/C++ compiler.
22nd May 2018, 7:49 AM
Shivam Kumar
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you can even google whether ms word can be used as an ide ?
22nd May 2018, 7:50 AM
Shivam Kumar
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if u want i can send u screenshot ...dm ur whatsapp number
22nd May 2018, 7:51 AM
Shivam Kumar