Python IDEs and eXtreme Programming

[phil]

On 25 Oct 2000 15:36:51 GMT, ngps at madcap.dyndns.org (Ng Pheng Siong)
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>For my next programming job I intend to do extreme programming 
>with about 6-10 programmers; might bring in an XP coach to head
>the team. (Commercial thing, obviously.)
>
>I expect to use Python. 
>
>Personally, I program with vim on both Un*x and Win32. I'm just
>thinking about the so-called IDEs for Python: IDLE, PythonWorks, 
>um, them's all I know about. ;-) 
>
>I wonder if these facilitate or inhibit XP, such as pair programming
>and ContinuousIntegration.
>
>I am expecting to find Java code monke^H^H^H^H^Hpeople who have 
>worked with the usual Windows-type IDEs. I believe I am unlikely 
>to find up to 10 Python programmers who can do vim and CVS. ;-)
>
>Any experience, thoughts, etc.?

Yes. I hope the monke^H^H^H^H^Hpeople read this post. And no, i'm not
a Java code monkey, but i'm sure that you'll find a steaming heap of
script kiddies that can manage to hack your product together. What an
asshole (unless you're making a joke in which case i apologise).

phil.

>
>Side note: the Smalltalk Refactoring Browser sounds very cool. Is 
>such a beastie for Python feasible?
>
>TIA. Cheers.
>
>
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>