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I think it could also be for people that aren't programmers that may read the article. But, yeah, I've never heard anyone use the full name.

• david 12y ago
  I don't think I've heard anyone at all call it an "Integrated Developer Environment", instead of "Integrated Development Environment".
  • aguywithamum 12y ago
    Oh, that's true! I hadn't even noticed the difference. I've never heard anyone use the phrase "integrated developer environment" either.
  • lucozade 12y ago
    Maybe it's implying that real programmers have some sort of cyberpunk synapse plugin