I don't get why people don't like IDEs. If you're digging a ditch you're dependent on your shovel (or even better, an excavator). You can do it with your hands,

I don't get why people don't like IDEs. If you're digging a ditch you're dependent on your shovel (or even better, an excavator). You can do it with your hands, but why would you want to? Just as the shovel magnifies your digging capacity, the IDE magnifies your capacities as a coder.