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Sunshine ( Sunshine@piefed.ca )  to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 3 months ago

22 Best Free C/C++ IDEs and Editors for Linux in 2026

www.tecmint.com

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Sunshine ( Sunshine@piefed.ca )  to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 3 months ago
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22 Best C/C++ IDEs for Linux Developers in 2026
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In this guide, we'll explain what an IDE is, cover the best C/C++ IDEs and editors for Linux in 2026, and help you pick the right one for how you actually work.
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    Pirated Microsoft word running in wine.

  • breezeblock ( breezeblock@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Vim. Done.

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      Emacs. Butterfly.

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        I wonder how many people get this ref nowadays.

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          Xkcd is timeless :D

      • TehPers ( TehPers@beehaw.org ) 
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        Of course there’s a command for that.

      • breezeblock ( breezeblock@lemmy.ca ) 
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        Now we must go to war.

    • thingsiplay ( thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ) 
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      There is no contest; it’s not even funny.

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    Zed and neovim.

    • tormeh ( tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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      I have no idea how good it is for C++, but Zed is so nice in general.

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        In my opinion, now that merges are easier to do, there is no reason to use VS Code any more. Now if only there was a native Slack client, I could be Electron free…

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        Is it good despite the LLM marketing on the front page? That turns me away whenever I look at it, but I’d be willing to try it if it doesn’t shove LLMs down my throat.

  • JakoJakoJako13 ( JakoJakoJako13@piefed.social ) 
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    I like Emacs.

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    I’ve worked years in vim with plugins, but keeing it up with plugins working, that are not maintained anymore was quite a pain.

    It was the most perfect IDE I had though.

    After that, I’ve tried CLion, because I quickly needed something that worked with really large projects.

    But with every update it got worse.

    Currently I’m on zed and kinda happy with it.
    There is still some stuff I’m missing and their focus on AI seems to overpower necessary features like multi windows - which is my main concern, as I need those badly.

    But I’m too over worked to actually setup a new vim/neovim environment and don’t really know where to go…

    Edit: many co workers went to VS Code, I’m spoiled with the search function of CLion.
    Editing interfaces just by searching and replacing/extending existing code was a breeze. Didn’t find this anywhere else…

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    Don’t waste time. Either neovim or emacs.

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