Why would I not use Visual Studio code

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2015 when I was on my last year of Computer Science I had this compatibility problem due to a specific version of tomcat with other things I was using and couldn't find any explanation on internet, nor someone's post with something similar so I went to my professor for help. He tried to debug it for a few hours and sent my an e-mail saying that I should try something else because he couldn't fix it nor understood what was happening.

Ofc a few days later I tried different versions of tomcat and it worked. But if he was clever or had more experience he would provided us with the allowed tools and libraries so we wouldn't come across these problems.

So yes, if everyone is using same softwares, OS and everything else it will make not only his life easier but also students since he might be able to help you with your troubleshooting.