This is terrible advice stated without evidence. I can also state the opposite without evidence: “Learning programming is hard enough that you should use ever

This is terrible advice stated without evidence. I can also state the opposite without evidence: “Learning programming is hard enough that you should use every available tool to help you overcome the hurdles. Without help from IDEs, you might never discover an API or a have the time and energy to experiment with making your code better.” There. Now you have two contrary opinions and can choose whichever you personally prefer until someone whips out some research papers.