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.
  • naeap@sopuli.xyz
    23 hours

    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…

      • zwerg@feddit.org
        1 day

        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…

  • Artwork@lemmy.world
    1 day

    JetBrains, SublimeText, VS Code, NeoVim, Nano! <3

    Though I am not on Windows OS, but if you are, you may find the debugger of Visual Studio (non Code) quite awesome, too.

    • dbdr@nord.pubEnglish
      1 day

      Once you’re comfortable with (neo)vim, is there any reason to use nano?

      • Artwork@lemmy.world
        1 day

        NeoVim is a miracle, but is utterly rarely installed on machines, and especially on servers. Same as Micro.
        Nano is frequently pre-installed, sometimes even with syntax highlihgting at /usr/share, more comfortable than standard Vim in general, I believe.

  • BassTurd@lemmy.world
    1 day

    I’m primarily c# and typescript. At work I have Visual Studio and VS code. At home I use jetbrains Rider and Webstorm. I personally prefer jetbrains, but I can’t give a reason. It just feels better to me.

    When I did try to learn a little C, I used neovim for everything. Partly because I wanted to force myself to learn vim commands, and also because I wanted to just try coding in my terminal.