No one suggested OP could do a better job had he used an IDE (and I have no idea if he did). The claim was that NOT using an IDE somehow signals you're a better

No one suggested OP could do a better job had he used an IDE (and I have no idea if he did). The claim was that NOT using an IDE somehow signals you're a better developer, which is simply absurd. So your comparison is wrong in this aspect, as the correct comparison would be "Painters who do not use modern tools made specifically to make painting easier are probably better painters. Michelangelo was the greatest master and he did not use modern tools, after all". Would you agree with that??