Ask HN: Best dev environment for C in 2024?

1. modern-c-vim-dev-env

   1 1 1 0.8 Vim Script

   A Modern C development environment using vim, nix, LSP (macOS)

   Here's a couple of tooling posts about modern C development:

   - https://github.com/xave/modern-c-vim-dev-env

   - https://github.com/xave/modern-c-vimspector-debugger-tutoria...

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3. modern-c-vimspector-debugger-tutorial

   2 1 0 2.6 Vim Script

   A `vimspector` tutorial for macOS/Linux debugging with lldb/gdb

   

   Here's a couple of tooling posts about modern C development:

   - https://github.com/xave/modern-c-vim-dev-env

   - https://github.com/xave/modern-c-vimspector-debugger-tutoria...

4. modern-c-vimspector-debugger-tutoria

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   Here's a couple of tooling posts about modern C development:

   - https://github.com/xave/modern-c-vim-dev-env

   - https://github.com/xave/modern-c-vimspector-debugger-tutoria...

5. Unity Test API

   4 16 4,370 5.7 C

   Simple unit testing for C

   

   There are plenty of good IDE in 2024 for any languages; C included.

   For the IDE itself, the big choices are between Jetbrains CLion and VSCode. If you are familiar with Jetbrains product for another language, stick to it. Same for VSCode, if you’re use to it, just install the right plugins.

   I personally prefer Jetbrains product because it is working without selecting/installing all the plugins. Some people likes to tweak their environment. So, I don’t use a lot of plugins on the IDE.

   I use VSCode only when I have multiple stack in the same project (typically Flutter project which include the Dart part and the native part). In that case, VSCode is more practical.

   In the embedded world, there is also Kiel for ARM embedded development. (https://www.keil.com/). I was never be able to use it. It is really unnatural to me but a lot of embedded C developers love it.

   Regarding the dev tools, I prefer to use tools that are multi platform and widely used. So, the dev tools include CMake, make and GNU C compiler. It is a pretty common toolkit that covered my needs so far.

   Unit tests are written with Unity Test Framework (https://github.com/ThrowTheSwitch/Unity). It is simple and allow to be executed on the target if required; which is practical for embedded development.

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