Is there a Visual Studio style tool/IDE? [duplicate]

I have been developing in the windows space with Visual Studio for a while now with work, but I have also been using Ubuntu for a while and am keen to get into some software development for linux.

I should also note. I am not looking for .NET and I am aware of mono. I am also familiar with c++ development and some python, so the language isn't so much relevant as the "all in one" aspect.

I was interested to know if there is a useful all in one code/debug/design(gui) IDE similar to something like Visual Studio but for linux?

Solution 1:

In your comment you said you were more concerned about the "all in one" aspect, however if you want the best possible experience I think it's important to choose the right tool.

C++/Qt:
Qt Creator: A cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) tailored to the needs of Qt developers. (I would recommend this option if you plan to be programming in C++).

Java:
Eclipse: This is pretty much the de facto Java IDE.

C#/.NET:
Mono: MonoDevelop is an IDE primarily designed for C# and other .NET languages.

My personal "IDE" is Gedit. It is minimal (similar to Notepad++ on Windows), but it gets the job done. It also supports plugins which can basically make it a true IDE. It supports most languages including C/C++, Java, C#, Python, Ruby, PHP, HTML, etc.

If you're using KDE as your desktop enviroment and don't want to run Gedit, you could also try Kate.

Solution 2:

I don't have much experience with it myself (I personally like to work in gedit), but for the sake of completeness we really should mention Anjuta . It is part of the GNOME project, and includes many of the features you are interested in.

• Focus on C/C++, but extensible with plugins. Some support for Python and Vala.

• Integrated Glade user interface designer.

• Version control integration with at least Git, CVS, and Subversion.

• Project management and autotools support.

• Integrated debugger including breakpoints, ect... Backed by gdb.

• GTK+/GNOME Devhelp API help browser integration.

• Valgrind plugin to profile programs for memory leaks.

Solution 3:

I can't believe everyone's saying "use KDevelop" for C++.

In my experience, there is no better tool than Qt Creator.

It is:

• Fast
• Has a very flexible project manager
• Can be used for any C++ project - even non-Qt ones
• Has what I consider to be the best code-completion engine ever
• Integrates very extensively with the Qt framework (which I really recommend)

Solution 4:

It depends on the programming language:

Java, PHP, C/C++, ... : Eclipse, NetBeans

C#: MonoDevelop

Solution 5:

Although other answers might suggest that MonoDevelop is only for C# development, it also handles C, C++, Python, Vala and Java. And Visual Basic, if that's what you're after :).