Developers are emotional about their tools because those tools enable them to create. Trying to use an unfamiliar tool can be unpleasant, in a viscerally emotio

Developers are emotional about their tools because those tools enable them to create. Trying to use an unfamiliar tool can be unpleasant, in a viscerally emotional way, because little muscle-habitual movements don't have their expected effect. It's like trying to walk with your shoelaces tied together: you can do it, but it's annoying and sometimes you forget and hurt yourself.