[middayc]

if your IDE writes 30-40% of code for you it just means your language needs at least 30-40% more code than it should to cleanly describe the algorihtm. (not dissing C# here, just all IDE-aised languages)

[Too]

If my IDE writes 40% of my code it means i can call my functions ConnectToDatabaseCheckUserNameAndCountPosts() instead of ConDBusrCnt() just to save a few taps on the keyboard.

[justncase80]

Though arguably that should be three different functions:

  ConnectToDatabase()
  CheckUserName()
  CountPosts()

[Too]

Obviously that's not taken from any real code but just the most obscure function name that still makes sense that i could make up in my head while writing the reply.

...But even after splitting it into three functions you would still save 60% of your keystrokes by using auto completion ;)

  Con()ENTERChec()ENTERCou()ENTER

[v-yadli]

Which doesn't mean that you can get GetCellLocatuonById into Get CellLocation ById

[v-yadli]

Sorry for the formatting, the reply box on Android is malfunctioning.

[Produce]

Vim doesn't write any code for me yet I can still have long function names because of the cutting edge magic of auto-completion.

[qu4z-2]

Autocompletion is writing code for you. That's what we're talking about here, in large part.

[Produce]

Touche.

[k_bx]

ConnectToDatabaseCheckUserNameAndCountPosts() should be 3 functions, not one.

[cies]

not entirely true. some languages are very-IDE-aidable but verbose (java and c# come to mind), some are not very IDE-aidable but less verbose (ruby and python come to mind, various LISP variants also fit here I guess).

but that is not hard rule as, for instance, haskell is potentially-very-IDE-aidable AND less verbose.

now only the haskell IDEs need to mature :) but this is a mater of time.