I always thought it strange to consider it 'cheating' to rely on a powerful IDE. A programming language is a tool - nobody think it is cheating or a sign of wea

I always thought it strange to consider it 'cheating' to rely on a powerful IDE. A programming language is a tool - nobody think it is cheating or a sign of weakness to use the most powerful/productive programming language suitable for a task. An IDE is similarly a tool, which complements the language - just as the code we write is basically a tool.