> looking up or memorising the syntax for every single method call you make As programmers have done for generations? I've never seen an autocomplete functiona

> looking up or memorising the syntax for every single method call you make As programmers have done for generations? I've never seen an autocomplete functionality that was substantively faster than either actually knowing the platform I'm developing on (what a shocking concept), or having a browser window open alongside my editor. > it's time to grow up PKB. When you do, you'll realize not everyone who disagrees with you is an idiot. > and realise there's a better world out there. "Better" is highly subjective. IDEs inevitably lower my productivity dramatically with their bloated, buggy, slow, and brittle nature. > Even my bloody text editor has basic intellisense. No, it has an autocomplete function. IntelliSense is a Microsoft implementation of the general autocomplete concept. And if you're only worried about autocomplete, why are you so shocked people might not be using a full-blown IDE?