Whether it's fair or not, I can only knowledgeably critique what I know. However, I've heard (and propogated) this basic comment describing the robust solid de

Whether it's fair or not, I can only knowledgeably critique what I know. However, I've heard (and propogated) this basic comment describing the robust solid development experience that is Visual Studio for more years than VS.NET (or, obviously, 2008) has been around. (Not that VS6 is terrible--I still think it's a serviceable IDE for small to medium sized projects. However, it doesn't scale well to our large projects, and, personally, I've found that IDEs in general foster a lazy attitude towards improving personal workflow)