If you hadn't identified yourself as a Java programmer, it would have been obvious by your high level of concern for IDEs. Language like Python and Ruby don't

If you hadn't identified yourself as a Java programmer, it would have been obvious by your high level of concern for IDEs. Language like Python and Ruby don't have IDE support like Java does because they don't need them. I'm reminded of the post, "IDEs are a Language Smell": http://www.recursivity.com/blog/2012/10/28/ides-are-a-language-smell/ http://www.recursivity.com/blog/2012/10/28/ides-are-a-langua... It's sometimes a bit disconcerting how strong a learned dependence Java programmers seem to have with IDEs.