I've never found an IDE a distraction. Visual Studio Pro has saved me tons of time. Coding in a terminal editor can feel a little suffocating in comparison. In

I've never found an IDE a distraction. Visual Studio Pro has saved me tons of time. Coding in a terminal editor can feel a little suffocating in comparison. In VS I almost never have to look up syntax, with good OO the autocomplete almost makes the code feel like it's writing itself, and all the project's files are in an organized spot on the right instead of having to trawl through directory listings.