This article is in the context of computer science education, though - not real world programming. Undergrad CS students aren't learning software development f

This article is in the context of computer science education, though - not real world programming. Undergrad CS students aren't learning software development first and foremost. They're learning logic and math, data structures and algorithms. They need a low friction environment so they can learn the academic stuff without wasting their (or their TA's) time. So while I agree that many "real world" programming jobs require dealing with the kind of boring minutia that IDEs try to abstract, this stuff shouldn't necessarily be a prerequisite for students on a CS track. There's plenty of time for the real world later :)