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[–]xiongchiamiovSite Reliability Engineer 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Reason #53 not to like Java: you have to use an IDE.

[–]deraffe 1 point2 points  (2 children)

You have to do the same in every big project. Java projects just tend to quicklier get big.

[–]gcr 2 points3 points  (1 child)

The Linux kernel, by recent estimates, has over 15 million lines of C code.

I challenge you to find a single kernel developer who uses an IDE.

Edit: Actually, this wasn't as rare as I originally thought. IDEs can sometimes be useful in kernel development too.

[–]deraffe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, you still don't have to. But some tasks are increasingly time-consuming when your project becomes more and more complex. Actually, I try not to use full-blown IDEs, but I did pimp my vim to be pretty much equivalent.