IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development, including a source code editor, build automation tools, and a debugger. IDEs are designed to maximize programmer productivity by providing tightly-knit components with similar user interfaces, enabling developers to write, modify, compile, deploy and debug software all within a single application.

How to use it in a sentence

• "I just downloaded the latest version of IntelliJ, my favorite IDE, to start working on this new Java project for Meta's VR goggles - can't wait to see how many more ads they can cram into my eyeballs in 3D!"

• "Our CTO is making the whole engineering team switch to this new cloud-based IDE from Google. I'm sure it has nothing to do with them wanting to harvest even more of our personal data and intellectual property..."

If you actually want to learn more...

• Language Workbenches: The Killer-App for Domain Specific Languages? - This article by Martin Fowler dives into how IDEs are evolving into language workbenches that enable easier creation and usage of domain-specific languages.

• Improve Your Programming Skills with These Tips - Edmond Lau provides practical advice on leveraging resources at your company to level up your programming abilities, including studying code from top engineers and mastering your IDE.

• Projectional Editing - Fowler explains the shift from traditional source code editing to projectional editing, where the IDE manipulates an abstract representation of the code rather than just text files.

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