Well, true, but in fairness, go far enough back and people used Line editors - so yeah, it's certainly rooted in performance issues, but also the independent ri

Well, true, but in fairness, go far enough back and people used Line editors - so yeah, it's certainly rooted in performance issues, but also the independent rise of IDEs and a strong desire by the writers of the IDEs -- who typically wrote the supporting compilers and environments -- to create a greater cohesive environment.