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In keeping with [[WP:N]] and [[WP:LIST#Criteria_for_inclusion_in_lists]] I think it would be prudent to exercise some discretion as to which IDEs are actually placed in these lists. I think the easiest and fairest way to do this is to check if the IDE has a WP article in good standing (that is, an article that has established the subject's notability and is not due for speedy deletion). Otherwise, we will inevitably get a lot of no-name and self-promoting entries that only serve to clutter the list. To start, I will remove entries that have no WP article at all (i.e. are only linked externally). [[User:Ham Pastrami|Ham Pastrami]] 08:54, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
== Fields in chart ==
I would like to propose some changes to the organizational structure of the chart, and before doing so I'd like to get feedback from others who use and/or help to maintain this article.
* Removal of "Latest stable release". This puts an undue strain on the maintenance of the chart, as I don't think people consider release date to be a first-tier consideration, i.e. ''this IDE is perfect for my needs, but the latest release is a month old so I'm going to pass''. It is relevant for an IDE to be reasonably up-to-date, but this is a detail that the user can probably afford to check on his own after picking some candidates.
* Removal of "Author". I don't think this is relevant at all to the function of the IDE, unless a person is looking for a ''specific'' IDE "made by so-and-so", in which case they aren't really interested in a ''comparison'' of IDEs but rather a list of de facto IDEs.
* Replacement of "Proprietary" license type. I think this plays too much into the duality of proprietary vs open source. Let's instead state specifically what kind of proprietary license it is -- shareware, freeware, shrinkwrap, etc and only resort to "proprietary" if it is difficult to describe.
* Addition of "Feature" fields. Right now, IMO the biggest piece of information that is missing is the feature set of the IDE, such as whether it includes a GUI builder. I'm thinking of adding fields that would work like this:
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" style="width: 300px" | Existing fields
! colspan="4" | Features
|-
! Syntax highlighting
! Build chain integration
! GUI builder
! Code documentation
|-
| blah blah
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|requires MinGW install}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
|}
[[User:Ham Pastrami|Ham Pastrami]] 04:00, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
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