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Shouldn't it be "valiant" ?

roryirvine 1y ago
Sure, but in those days spellcheckers were separate apps - the most popular at the time being CorrectStar from MicroPro. They weren't integrated into programming-oriented editors, and it would have been unusual to run them against code.
- 3836293648 1y ago
  I still haven't seen anyone using a spellchecker in code outside of IntelliJ
  - timcobb 1y ago
    Some people use VSCode extensions
  - dhosek 1y ago
    Emacs has the ability to do spellcheck inline, both as a run through the buffer (old-school style) and as an as-you-type live feature. That said, I do most of my coding in JetBrains IDEs these days.
  - eddythompson80 1y ago
    cSpell alone has 13 million installs https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsi...
  - StanAngeloff 1y ago
    I recently found https://github.com/tekumara/typos-lsp https://github.com/tekumara/typos-lsp that uses https://github.com/crate-ci/typos https://github.com/crate-ci/typos Plenty of GH stars so likely a solid user base. Works great in NeoVim with the built-in apellchecker.
    - griffzhowl 1y ago
      "apellchecker" is actually a great name for a spellchecker
  - mindcrime 1y ago
    Eclipse has had an integrated spell-checker, which I believe is on by default for most file types, for like approximately forever. Now maybe everybody turns it off, but I gotta imagine there are some people who like it and keep it on.
  - freedomben 1y ago
    For Vim/Neovim users, there is one built in that is pretty good, and once you've added frequent custom words to the dictionary it is great. You can turn it on with `:set spell` or off with `:set nospell`. Add custom words by pressing `zg` on the target word: I have this in my vimrc file so it's on by default for certain file types: " Turn on spellcheck for certain filetypes and word completion. " words can be added to the dict by pressing 'zg' with cursor on word. autocmd Filetype markdown setlocal spell autocmd Filetype gitcommit setlocal spell set complete+=kspell " Don't highlight in red an underscore (_) in markdown " https://vi.stackexchange.com/q/18471/17441 autocmd Filetype markdown syn match markdownIgnore "\v\w_\w" Custom additions to the dictionary will go to a simple text file (one word per line) in `~/.vim/spell/en.utf-8.add` (depending on your settings) where it is easy to edit or backup.
  - maleldil 1y ago
    Codespell works very well, in my experience. I run it from the command line and in CI. https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
jimbob45 1y ago
The best programmers I’ve known have all been deficient at spelling. I don’t know why it so uniformly appears among them.
- AdmiralAsshat 1y ago
  A popular t-shirt illustrates this point: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/637761-i-write-code-programmer-misspelling https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/637761-i-write-code-progra...
- themadturk 1y ago
  Humans in general, even writers, are deficient at spelling. This is the reason we need spellcheckers.
  - psychoslave 1y ago
    I am far more confident at spelling any Esperanto word that I have never faced before than I am with many common word in French which is my native language. We can do better than blaming people for falling in pitfalls of a system full of odd traps.
    - themadturk 1y ago
      Of course you are; Esperanto is a manufactured language designed to a certain standard; French, like our unfortunate English, is naturally evolved and has all the variants and inconsistencies that implies.
- ptspts 1y ago
  Absolutely not true about the best programmers I know.

Sure, but in those days spellcheckers were separate apps - the most popular at the time being CorrectStar from MicroPro. They weren't integrated into programming-oriented editors, and it would have been unusual to run them against code.

3836293648 1y ago
I still haven't seen anyone using a spellchecker in code outside of IntelliJ
- timcobb 1y ago
  Some people use VSCode extensions
- dhosek 1y ago
  Emacs has the ability to do spellcheck inline, both as a run through the buffer (old-school style) and as an as-you-type live feature. That said, I do most of my coding in JetBrains IDEs these days.
- eddythompson80 1y ago
  cSpell alone has 13 million installs https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsi...
- StanAngeloff 1y ago
  I recently found https://github.com/tekumara/typos-lsp https://github.com/tekumara/typos-lsp that uses https://github.com/crate-ci/typos https://github.com/crate-ci/typos Plenty of GH stars so likely a solid user base. Works great in NeoVim with the built-in apellchecker.
  - griffzhowl 1y ago
    "apellchecker" is actually a great name for a spellchecker
- mindcrime 1y ago
  Eclipse has had an integrated spell-checker, which I believe is on by default for most file types, for like approximately forever. Now maybe everybody turns it off, but I gotta imagine there are some people who like it and keep it on.
- freedomben 1y ago
  For Vim/Neovim users, there is one built in that is pretty good, and once you've added frequent custom words to the dictionary it is great. You can turn it on with `:set spell` or off with `:set nospell`. Add custom words by pressing `zg` on the target word: I have this in my vimrc file so it's on by default for certain file types: " Turn on spellcheck for certain filetypes and word completion. " words can be added to the dict by pressing 'zg' with cursor on word. autocmd Filetype markdown setlocal spell autocmd Filetype gitcommit setlocal spell set complete+=kspell " Don't highlight in red an underscore (_) in markdown " https://vi.stackexchange.com/q/18471/17441 autocmd Filetype markdown syn match markdownIgnore "\v\w_\w" Custom additions to the dictionary will go to a simple text file (one word per line) in `~/.vim/spell/en.utf-8.add` (depending on your settings) where it is easy to edit or backup.
- maleldil 1y ago
  Codespell works very well, in my experience. I run it from the command line and in CI. https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell

jimbob45 1y ago

The best programmers I’ve known have all been deficient at spelling. I don’t know why it so uniformly appears among them.

AdmiralAsshat 1y ago
A popular t-shirt illustrates this point: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/637761-i-write-code-programmer-misspelling https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/637761-i-write-code-progra...
themadturk 1y ago
Humans in general, even writers, are deficient at spelling. This is the reason we need spellcheckers.
- psychoslave 1y ago
  I am far more confident at spelling any Esperanto word that I have never faced before than I am with many common word in French which is my native language. We can do better than blaming people for falling in pitfalls of a system full of odd traps.
  - themadturk 1y ago
    Of course you are; Esperanto is a manufactured language designed to a certain standard; French, like our unfortunate English, is naturally evolved and has all the variants and inconsistencies that implies.
ptspts 1y ago
Absolutely not true about the best programmers I know.