I'll have to second not using an IDE; I use (g)vi(m) instead. It forces me to understand each step of the development process, reduces the overhead of any mach

I'll have to second not using an IDE; I use (g)vi(m) instead. It forces me to understand each step of the development process, reduces the overhead of any machine I work on, and allows me to work on pretty much any server, anywhere, using just Putty/Terminal. Interestingly, I also try to minimize the amount of customization I do, sticking instead with the defaults so I can easily work in new environments. I'm not sure if that's unconventional though.