UNIX has all of the tools, and unlike IDEs, it allows you to seamlessly add them on. UNIX is more "cybernetic enhancement" to the IDE's "prosthetic limb." ed i

UNIX has all of the tools, and unlike IDEs, it allows you to seamlessly add them on. UNIX is more "cybernetic enhancement" to the IDE's "prosthetic limb." ed is actually really useful if you're wanting to rapidly iterate on a program. There's a reason Ken Thompson advocated for it up to his retirement (which was very recently, mind).