IDE Project Files In Version Control – Yes or No? Of Course, Not!
Answering the age-old question. My short answer is, use the simplest approach that delivers consistent results given the tools used by the team. Keep in mind that at a certain team size, requiring people to use the same tools becomes counterproductive. Traditionally, that team size is 3.
July 31, 2012 at 7:57 am
I disagree
August 1, 2012 at 2:02 pm
For me, requiring/dictating an IDE is Management by Pointy-Haired-Boss.
I write code fastest in my own environment. I don’t need or want anyone to set it up for me or tell me how to do my job.
A shop that has such policies does not need someone like me, and probably won’t see the value in my rate. On the other hand, I work fast, need minimal supervision and can figure out stuff on my own (or know to ask when I get stuck), and write quality code (in the right language for the job, be it Ruby, Java, R, PHP, Perl, Python, etc).
August 1, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Generally speaking, the most effective engineering organizations I’ve seen do not impose tool choices on developers.