> If it takes an IDE to write your code, then it will likely take an IDE to read your code I can agree with that. However, the real world is filled with random

> If it takes an IDE to write your code, then it will likely take an IDE to read your code I can agree with that. However, the real world is filled with random legacy projects, massive enterprise applications where a dozen developers came and went over a decade, quick-and-dirty MVPs and everything in between. If you are paid to write well-crafted code that fits nicely within the limitations of your editor, that's great. But for the rest of us who have to deal with the realities of this industry, a helpful IDE makes it so much bearable.