Stupid bloody IDEs

[andrewducker]

So, I'm using a nice modern IDE (Visual Studio in this case).  It's lovely in lots of ways - but there's one thing it does that really annoys me:
If I add a new label/textbox/combobox/whatever to the screen I never, _ever_ want to call it by the assigned name.  Why on earth would I want a textbox called textBox1? 

This being the case, why on earth doesn't it pop up a dialog when I drop on a control to ask me what the right name for the control is?

Not asking me the question is encouraging sloppy coding practices.

Comments

[meihua.livejournal.com]

I'm an amateur, and whenever I open Visual Studio, it's to write a quick hack for something which I'll throw away within the day. I love that I can just drop on controls and ignore the naming.

If I was developing something serious, I'm sure this would drive me mad. :D Seems like it should be a mode that can be turned on (like good old Option Explicit - same concept).

[andrewducker]

Oh, absolutely. I'd be happy with an option for it.

It's also amazing how many "hacks that will be thrown away in a day" are still in use 5 years later, with the whole company dependent on them."

[meihua.livejournal.com]

Hah. I make the background of all my "hack" applications bright neon pink. That seems to help.

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

*shudder* pop-ups disrupt the workflow. I hate them. DO one for that and who knows where else they'd crop up...