> the difference between "IDE" and "enhanced text editor" would to me be the intrusiveness. I feel exactly the same. I hate it when IDEs pop up some autocomple

> the difference between "IDE" and "enhanced text editor" would to me be the intrusiveness. I feel exactly the same. I hate it when IDEs pop up some autocompletion suggestions that cover up exactly the part of the screen I was reading. Or reformat the code while I'm still typing, making the cursor jump around like crazy. Automating such features means they're counterproductive in at least 5-10% of cases. I prefer having nothing automated but everything accessible in an efficient way. And that's why I don't care when people say their favorite IDE has a Vim plugin. That plugin won't remove the distractions, fix the tab behaviour or clean up the UI. The controls are only a fraction of what makes Vim the editor it is.