What is an IDE?

There are many IDEs for different programming languages. For example, Visual Studio and Eclipse are multi language IDEs. Replit and AWS Cloud9 are some cloud-based IDEs.

The primary classification of IDEs include multi language IDEs, cloud-based IDEs, language-specific IDEs, and mobile development IDEs.

IDE is used by programmers to code, build, and test their applications under a single platform. IDE has several benefits as it aids in faster and more efficient code development.

A compiler checks syntax and semantic errors in the code by converting high-level language code into machine code. An IDE along with code compilation provides multiple features like testing and debugging, that help developers build applications quickly and efficiently.

An IDE is a comprehensive software tool that provides a rich set of features for development. Development environment encompasses an IDE as well as the hardware, operating system, and other components that are required to run an application. Development environment is a broader term.