> I'm sorry but this statement sounds both misinformed and fanboyish. Fanboyish? Quite a statement from someone arguing that IDEs are necessary--my position is

> I'm sorry but this statement sounds both misinformed and fanboyish. Fanboyish? Quite a statement from someone arguing that IDEs are necessary--my position is that they're optional. Misinformed? The features you list aren't particular to an IDE--they're available in any pluggable editor, which is a repackaging of my point. I don't mind a rude rebuke, but you're not even vaguely correct. Forgive me for basing my decisions off experience and not your misinformed speculation. ;)