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Discussion on: Why I Deleted My IDE; and How It Changed My Life For the Better

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Otto Koivisto

From my experience IDEs have previously slowed me down only because for the longest time I only used them as cumbersome, glorified text editors with intellisense. For anyone thinking about dropping their IDE because it slows them down, I'd recommend actually taking some time to learn about what your IDE can do for you if you use it to the fullest. They are the tools of our trade and learning their efficient use is absolutely worth investing some time in. For me the IDE I use is a time saver.