Definitions of editor and IDE?

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Necmettin Begiter a écrit :
> 04 Şub 2007 Paz 00:48 tarihinde, Dick Moores şunları yazmıştı: 
> 
>> Are there generally accepted definitions of "editor" and "IDE". Is there a
>>clear-cut distinction between them? I've been looking at the lists of each
>>at python.org, < http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEditors>  and <
>>http://wiki.python.org/moin/IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments>. Many
>>programs are on both lists: Komodo, Eclipse, jedit, SPE, Wing IDE, UliPad,
>>etc.
>>
>> Dick Moores
> 
> Can't give definitions, but here is the difference: if you use an editor, you 
> will have to run your script or program from outside the editor; if you use 
> an IDE, you will press a key or key combination in the IDE (say F9 or F5) and 
> your program/script will run...

In which case Emacs is an IDE - while it's usually descibed as an editor...

<OP>
IDE stands for "Integrated Development Environment". Since one of the 
central tasks in development is editing code, IDEs are usually built 
around the editor.
</OP>