BlitzMAX IDE

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FlameDuck

I don't understand how on oneside you can defend the Blitzmax IDE and on the other say Visual Studio is bad.

Because Visual Studio is 100 times more expensive, and not anywhere near 100 times as good.

Let me add to that list off the top of my head:
7. Background compilation.
8. Refactoring tools (at least project wide renames and import optimization).
9. Code outline should include imported types.

I'm not saying the BlitzMAX IDE is perfect, I'm saying that the IDE (and BlitzMAX in general) is good value for money. I've certainly paid more for less. I would expect a professional developer to acknowledge and accept fundamental differences between a 2000 USD development suite and an 80 USD hobbyist programming package.