> How can anybody use a development environment that doesn't expose the source code in plain-text files? I could just as easily say how can anybody use a deve

> How can anybody use a development environment that doesn't expose the source code in plain-text files? I could just as easily say how can anybody use a development environment that only exposes the source code in something as archaic as plain-text files? Files may make working with known tools easier and may have all kinds of advantages in other areas such as deployment, but images are far superior for the actual experience of developing working code. Tinkering with live objects real time beats the hell out of a run/compile/debug cycle that throws everything away and starts from scratch every time.