I use a text editor (like vim) because it's so much faster than an IDE (like eclipse). If you use keyboard shortcuts and work quickly, you'll quickly find that

I use a text editor (like vim) because it's so much faster than an IDE (like eclipse). If you use keyboard shortcuts and work quickly, you'll quickly find that the IDE slows you down considerably. Also, I find that IDEs hide a lot of the inner workings from you. That can be convenient, but when you run into troubles during a build or when debugging, I'd rather have more control, more details, and a better idea of what's going on.