I have mixed feelings on this. On the one hand, I'm like you. I don't want to be forced to use a specific tool to work with a programming language. But I can'

I have mixed feelings on this. On the one hand, I'm like you. I don't want to be forced to use a specific tool to work with a programming language. But I can't quite put my finger on why. Like, what if we just say "language Foo includes a compiler and the working environment is this IDE"? Is that wrong? It kinda feels wrong. But that's what Smalltalk does, right? Maybe the tight integration would actually be better.