But...like he says, pretty much everything is an IDE in reality, even a text editor. I can see arguments for both sides, and I understand why many programmers

But...like he says, pretty much everything is an IDE in reality, even a text editor. I can see arguments for both sides, and I understand why many programmers hate IDEs, but I think that is partially due to the fact that most IDEs suck. The biggest revelation to me (as far as IDEs go) was when Sublime Text put all its config in a text file. This means it is easy to find/search/replace, rather than drilling through 10 menus looking for what to modify. It is little things like this that could make IDEs better...